BJP's Parliamentary Board To Be Revamped?

The party's highest decision-making body, the Parliamentary Board, is set to be revamped to reflect recent internal structural changes, the source says. Top party leaders are already managing the transition, the source says. While the party constitution caps board membership at 11, including the national president, there are currently 12 members serving on the board, the source says. The Prime Minister serves as an ex officio member. Presently, the board comprises the Prime Minister, Nitin Nabin, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, J. P. Nadda, B. S. Yediyurappa, Sarbananda Sonowal, Dr K. Laxman, Dr Iqbal Singh Lalpura, Satyanarayan Jatiya, and Sudha Yadav, the source says. 

Top sources said that likely, members such as B. S. Yediyurappa, Sarbananda Sonowal, Dr K. Laxman, Dr Iqbal Singh Lalpura, Satyanarayan Jatiya, and Sudha Yadav will likelymake way for new inductees, the source says. Traditionally, former party presidents are granted board seats, but Nitin Gadkari's omission remains a notable exception, the source says. In the past, select Chief Ministers, such as Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Devendra Fadnavis, were included on the board, the source says. This time, three Chief Ministers are strong contenders for induction: Yogi Adityanath, Devendra Fadnavis, and Himanta Biswa Sarma, the source says. The expected departure of Sarbananda Sonowal would clear the path for Himanta Biswa Sarma to represent the North East region on the board, the source says.