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Uma Bharti appointed as BJP's vice-president after opting out of polls

PTI
Published : Mar 24, 2019, 8:32 am IST
Updated : Mar 24, 2019, 8:32 am IST

Bharti represents Jhansi in the Lok Sabha.

The Hindutva leader has said she wants to go on a 18-month-long pilgrimage from May. (Photo: PTI)
 The Hindutva leader has said she wants to go on a 18-month-long pilgrimage from May. (Photo: PTI)

New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday appointed Union minister Uma Bharti, who has decided not to contest the Lok Sabha polls, its national vice-president.

Bharti, who represents Jhansi in the Lok Sabha, was brought in as a senior office bearer after she conveyed to the BJP leadership her wish to not contest the coming general elections.

The Hindutva leader has said she wants to go on a 18-month-long pilgrimage from May.

Tags: uma bharti, bjp, 2019 ls polls
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