BJP announces list of office bearers: Smriti Irani, Vasundhara Raje get key roles - check full list

In India on 17 August 2026, BJP chief Nitin Nabin announced a reshuffle of the party's national office bearers. Smriti Irani, Ram Madhav, Vasundhara Raje and Biplab Deb were named to the new national team, and Piyush Goyal was named treasurer, according to The Hindu. Deepak Mhaske replaced Amit Malviya as head of the party's IT cell.

NDTV described the team as including three former chief ministers, 18 MPs and 10 women, built for 2029, and Times of India said the party had an eye on Uttar Pradesh. Separately, Shehzad Poonawalla resigned from the BJP, citing financial and personal issues.