Bharatiya Janata Party national joint general secretary (organisation) B.L. Santosh has been elevated as national general secretary (organisation), the second-most important post in the party’s national organisation after that of the national president.
Mr. Santosh, 49, who hails from Udupi district in Karnataka, will replace veteran functionary Ram Lal who served for 13 years in the post. Mr. Santosh, an RSS man, will be the main link between the BJP and the RSS.
Mr. Santosh has been a key strategist for the party both in terms of strengthening the organisation and handling polls in the southern region, especially Karnataka.
His elevation is being seen as a reward for his work towards the party organisation, most importantly the role played by him in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.
Known for his varied organisational skills, Mr. Santosh had been given the responsibility of overseeing the party’s preparations for the Lok Sabha polls in the southern region.
Mr. Santosh, an engineering graduate, drew the attention of party national leaders during his stint as party’s Karnataka organisational general secretary when it had joined hands with the Janata Dal (S) to form a coalition government. Later, his backroom strategies too played a major role in bringing the party to power on its own in 2008.
Published - July 14, 2019 06:26 pm IST
