Who is Sanjay Saraogi? All You Need to Know About BJP’s New Bihar President

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday appointed Sanjay Saraogi as the new president of its Bihar unit, nearly a month after the BJP-led NDA secured a decisive victory in the Bihar Assembly elections. The leadership change marks an important organisational shift for the party in the state.

"Bharatiya Janata Party national president Jagat Prakash Nadda has appointed Sanjay Saraogi as the state president of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar with immediate effect," BJP national general secretary Arun Singh said in a notification.

Saraogi has replaced Dilip Jaiswal, who had been holding the post for less than two years.

Appointment and leadership change

The replacement of Dilip Jaiswal is being seen as part of the BJP's long-standing principle of 'one person, one post'. Jaiswal had resigned from the Nitish Kumar cabinet last year after taking charge as the state BJP president, succeeding then deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary.

Saraogi, 57, was inducted into the Bihar cabinet in February this year and was assigned the key Revenue and Land Reform portfolio. His elevation to the top organisational post in the state signals the party's confidence in his administrative and political experience.

Political background and early career

Sanjay Saraogi began his political journey as a student activist with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). He later joined the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, where he remained actively involved in organisational work.

In 2001, he was appointed president of the BJP's Darbhanga city unit. His rise within the party structure laid the foundation for a long electoral career in Bihar politics.

Electoral record and social base

Saraogi made his electoral debut in the 2005 Bihar Assembly elections from the Darbhanga constituency. He has retained the seat continuously since then, establishing himself as a strong local leader with consistent voter support.

He belongs to the Vaishya caste group, which, while not numerically dominant in Bihar, forms an important and loyal support base for the BJP in the state.

Developments in other BJP state units

Meanwhile, organisational changes have also taken place in Uttar Pradesh. On Sunday, Pankaj Chaudhary was elected as the president of the BJP's Uttar Pradesh unit. He became the 15th president of the saffron party in the state and the fourth Kurmi leader to hold the post.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and several senior BJP leaders attended Chaudhary's nomination ceremony during the party's "Sangathan Parv" at the BJP state headquarters in Lucknow. Chaudhary was the sole candidate to file his nomination, making his appointment a formality once the process concluded.