Former Surat collector appointed BJP’s state unit vice-president

Gujarat BJP president C R Paatil Tuesday made 9 extra appointments within the occasion’s organisation. Significant among the many appointments are Mahendra Patel, a retired Gujarat-cadre IAS officer, as vice-president, and Yamal Vyas as occasion’s chief spokesperson.
A 2003-batch IAS officer, Patel can be a former collector of Surat district who has additionally been appointed as govt director of the Metro Rail Project in Surat. During Covid-19 pandemic, he was appointed as an officer on particular obligation and was made the in-charge of Covid-19 associated exercise in Surat district. He additionally held the publish of commissioner of municipalities administration in Gandhinagar.

Vyas, a veteran occasion employee, is a chartered accountant by occupation. Before the essential 2017 state meeting elections, Vyas was one of many spokespersons of the occasion. He has changed former Dhandhuka MLA Bharat Pandya because the occasion’s chief spokesperson.

Former MLA from Jasdan Bharat Boghra has been appointed as vice-president, and Jayshreeben Desai has been appointed as secretary within the new organisation. Yagnesh Dave has been appointed as media convener whereas changing Prashant Vala. Kishor Makwana has been appointed as co-convener of the media cell. Known as a biographer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Makwana can be a member of Nehru Memorial Museum & Library and board of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University.
Nikhil Patel has been made convener of the IT Cell. Social media cell of the occasion will likely be dealt with by Siddharth Patel as convener and Manan Dani as co-convener.