By Liz Mathew , Vikas Pathak
RSS functionary and former BJP general secretary Ram Madhav was Tuesday appointed the party in-charge for the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir along with Union Minister G Kishan Reddy.
Madhav’s return to the organisation is closely linked to the BJP’s aspirations in J&K, a party leader said.
“With the party hoping to make a significant electoral impact in the Jammu region, the party leadership is keen on exploring possibilities at the stage of government formation or at least having a significant say in it,” the leader said.
“With his political connections and contacts across party lines and sections, Ram Madhav would be the best choice to help the BJP in it. No one in the BJP has been able to match his clout in the region,” the leader said.
While Madhav, who stitched the coalition for the party with the PDP in 2015, has been constantly in touch with the top leadership of the BJP, a section of party leaders said his return was made possible with a push from the RSS. They said the RSS leadership wanted the BJP to give responsibility to people who have worked for the organisation in the past.
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