Varun dropped from BJP national executive list
The BJP announced its 80-member national executive on Thursday with the likes of Varun Gandhi and former Union minister Birender Singh, who have taken a sympathetic stand with the farmers protesting against three agri laws, and Gandhi's mother Maneka Gandhi being among those replaced with a new crop of leaders.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, many Union ministers, including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari, and veterans like L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, are the expected presence in the list.
The decision to drop Varun Gandhi, Rao Inderjit Singh, Swamy and Birender Singh is seen as an indication of the party leadership's unhappiness with them over their views on a number of issues.
While Varun Gandhi has been vocal in prodding the government to talk with the agitating farmers and has voiced their concerns and sought action in the recent case of violence in Lakhimpur Kheri, Haryana leaders Rao Inderjit Singh and Birender Singh have not been enjoying the best of relations with the BJP establishment in their state.