Om Mathur appointed Rajasthan BJP chief

New Delhi, Jan 1 (UNI) Mr Om Mathur has been appointed as the President of the Rajasthan BJP in place of Mr Mahesh Chandra Sharma.

A party release said that BJP President Rajnath Singh had made the appointment, after accepting the resignation Mr Sharma.

The new appointment is a reward for Mr Mathur, a RSS Pracharak turned BJP leader is the party's General Secretary and incharge of Gujarat where, party retained power in the high-profile battle for the fourth succession under the leadership of Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

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