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 expected to be held later this ye

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