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BJP Sticks to Its Tradition of Having Upper Caste State President in MP - The Statesman
- On July 2, 2025, Hemant Khandelwal was unanimously chosen without opposition to lead the BJP's Madhya Pradesh state unit in a ceremony held in Bhopal.
- His election followed Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's proposal and nomination filing on July 1, 2025, with strong backing from the party and RSS.
- Khandelwal, an MLA from Betul with prior roles as district president and state treasurer, replaced Vishnu Dutt Sharma, who served since 2020.
- Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, election in-charge, announced Khandelwal’s name, noting he was the sole candidate and praised his organizational skills.
- Khandelwal's three-year tenure is expected to focus on strengthening the BJP as a worker-centric party without upcoming state elections during this period.
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Hemant Khandelwal, who has been made the state president by BJP today, had once not got an assembly ticket from Betul. At that time, Hemant Khandelwal neither expressed his displeasure publicly, nor complained to the high command, nor made any statement that would tarnish his image.
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