Salathia, Pawan Gupta named BJP’s deputy leaders, Rajiv Jasrotia is chief whip in J&K Assembly

The BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit on Saturday assigned key responsibilities to several of its MLAs to strengthen the party’s organisational structures and legislative functioning in the assembly.

BJP vice-president and Samba MLA Surjit Singh Salathia and Udhampur West MLA Pawan Gupta have been nominated as the deputy leaders of the opposition, while Jasrota MLA Rajiv Jasrotia has been nominated as the party’s chief whip, said a BJP spokesperson.

BJP’s J&K unit chief Sat Sharma made the nominations in consultation with party’s national president Jagat Prakash Nadda, party’s general secretary (organization) BL Santhosh and party’s national general secretary and in-charge for J&K Tarun Chugh, he added.

Suchetgarh MLA Gharu Ram Bhagat and Jammu East MLA Yudhvir Sethi have been nominated as the whips of the party, while Bahu MLA Choudhary Vikram Randhawa has been nominated as the secretary, the spokesperson said.

Jammu West MLA Arvind Gupta has been nominated as the treasurer, while Chenani MLA Balwant Mankotia and Doda West MLA Shakti Raj Parihar have been nominated as the spokespersons, he added.

The BJP spokesperson said “these appointments reflect the party’s commitment to empowering its legislative team and ensuring effective representation of public interests in the assembly”.

“The BJP continues to strive for responsive, accountable and development-oriented governance in Jammu and Kashmir,” he added.