Patna: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced its election in-charge for the poll-bound Bihar, thereby setting in motion its electoral preparations in the state, slated to go to polls by the end of the year.

Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan has been made the BJP’s election in-charge in Bihar, while Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil and Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya will serve as the Deputy election-in-charges.

The announcement was made by BJP President J.P. Nadda. A party notification signed by BJP national secretary Arun Singh said that the appointment comes into force, with immediate effect.

Notably, the NDA-ruled Bihar is heading to polls towards the end of the year, most probably in November. Some unconfirmed reports have

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