Published 17:18 IST, January 20th 2020

Vijay Goel congratulates BJP prez JP Nadda, says party will grow under his leadership

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Goel on January 20 congratulated BJP's newly elected President and asserted that the Bhartiya Janta Party will grow under his leadership.

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After JP Nda was elected upposed as 14th BJP president on Monday, former Delhi BJP chief and Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Goel stated that Bharatiya Janata Party will grow under JP Nda's leership.

While interacting with a news ncy, BJP MP said, "I am proud that we have worked toger in Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. When he was president, I was General Secretary. Nda is a very easy going and experienced man. party will grow under his leership."

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Several senior BJP leers including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, and Nitin Gkari attended  anuncement ceremony of new BJP President. JP Nda will step into his predecessor  Amit Shah's shoes as new party President. 

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Elected upposed

JP Nda was elected upposed as  14th party president. Many Chief Ministers from ruling BJP states also attended Nda's election as party president. Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Ro Transport Minister Nitin Gkari, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, Information, and Brocasting Minister Prakash Javekar were among ones to be present at ceremony.

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About JP Nda 

JP Nda is a veteran party leer with strong RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh - BJP's ideological mentor) roots. He was MLA in Himachal Presh for three terms before he moved to Central government as a Cabinet Minister from 1998 to 2003. 

Amit Shah h written to Prime Minister in June 2019 requesting that his job of party chief be given to someone else as he h to focus completely on responsibilities of being Home Minister. Nda will set his eyes on upcoming Assembly polls in Delhi and will hope to deliver big in Delhi.

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After Delhi, it will be Bihar, where it is in power with ally Nitish Kumar. party has also launched a mega campaign in Bengal, which will vote in 2021.

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17:18 IST, January 20th 2020