Amit Malviya Congratulates New BJP IT Cell Chief Deepak Mhaskey

BJP leader Amit Malviya on Monday congratulated Deepak Mhaskey on his appointment as the party’s new IT cell chief, saying the BJP’s digital communication would reach “newer milestones" under the new team.

In a lengthy post on X, Malviya said he had worked closely with Mhaskey as well as the party’s newly appointed social media coordinators Priti Gandhi, Shivanand Dwivedi, Alok Bhatt and Arun Yadav.

He said their appointments came at an important juncture as the BJP seeks to expand its organisational reach and take its message to every part of the country.

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Malviya also thanked the BJP’s extensive social media support base, describing it as a community driven by commitment, energy and ideas. He credited the party’s online supporters with playing an important role in shaping public discourse.

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Reflecting on his tenure, Malviya said he had spent 11 years at the helm of the BJP’s digital operation and had the opportunity to interact with many members of the party’s social media community.

He urged the BJP’s digital supporters to continue extending the same support to the party and its new leadership team.

Malviya concluded by expressing confidence that India would continue to progress under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, and said the contribution of the party’s digital supporters would remain an important part of that journey.

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The BJP announced its new national team under party president Nitin Nabin, appointing 13 vice presidents, including Ram Madhav, Lok Sabha MP D Purandeshwari and former Uttarakhand chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat.

The party has retained BL Santhosh as National General Secretary (Organisation) and brought in former Union minister Smriti Irani and ex-Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb in its team of eight national general secretaries, according to the list released by the party.

Union Minister Piyush Goyal has been made national treasurer. Vinod Tawde and Sunil Bansal are the only two national general secretaries that the BJP has retained in its new team.

The BJP has brought in many new faces, including Kavita Patidar, K Surendran, Sandeep Pathak and Manoj Tigga, in its team of 16 national secretaries from different states.

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