The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Jharkhand unit on Monday released the schedule for the election of its state president and members of the party’s National Council as part of the ongoing organisational exercise.
According to an official notification, the election process will be conducted under the directions of the BJP’s national election authority, Dr K Laxman. Union Minister Jual Oram has been appointed as the state election officer for the organisational elections in Jharkhand.
As per the programme, nominations for the post of state president and National Council membership will be filed on January 13 between 12 noon and 2 pm at the BJP state headquarters in Ranchi. Scrutiny of nomination papers will take place from 2 pm to 3 pm the same day, followed by the withdrawal of nominations between 3 pm and 5 pm.
The official declaration of the elected state president and National Council members will be made on January 14 at 2 pm. The notification specifies that voting will be held only if necessary.
The election schedule has been issued by BJP Jharkhand state election officer and MP Pradeep Verma. Copies of the notification have been forwarded to senior leaders at both the national and state levels, including organisational functionaries associated with the election process.