New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) on Thursday appointed senior party leaders for its poll preparations in Bihar and West Bengal , with Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan named as the election incharge for Bihar and Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav tasked with the role for West Bengal .

Alongside Pradhan, BJP leaders CR Paatil , who is the party's Gujarat unit chief, and Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya have been named co-incharges for Bihar .

Former Tripura Chief Minister and currently MP from Tripura West, Biplab Kumar Deb , has been named co-incharge to manage party affairs in West Bengal .

The leadership move comes as the state heads toward crucial assembly elections next year.

The Bihar elections are

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