BJP appoints Mukul Roy, two others on key posts

Ahead of assembly elections in West Bengal scheduled to be held in 2021, three leaders from the state made it to the list of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national office bearers. While senior leader Mukul Roy was appointed as the national vice-president, Anupam Hazra was appointed as the national secretary. On the other hand, senior leader and Darjeeling MP Raju Bista was appointed as the national spokesperson. Mukul Roy thanked BJP chief JP Nadda and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reposing faith in him. 'I will fulfil my duties and responsibilities bestowed upon me. In the upcoming assembly elections next year, BJP state president Dilip Ghosh and I will try our best and win elections in the state and form government here."