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Jaitley, Javadekar to take care of Gujarat, Karnataka Assembly polls

Gujarat assembly elections are likely to take place later this year. Elections in Karnataka are likely to be held in 2018.

Updated - August 24, 2017 11:54 pm IST

Published - August 24, 2017 05:28 pm IST - New Delhi

Special Correspondent
BJP chief Amit Shah appoints Union Minister Arun Jaitley and Prakash Javadekar as in-charge of Gujarat and Karnataka Assembly polls respectively.

BJP chief Amit Shah appoints Union Minister Arun Jaitley and Prakash Javadekar as in-charge of Gujarat and Karnataka Assembly polls respectively.

BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday appointed Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as poll in-charge for Gujarat, and his Cabinet colleague and Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar as in-charge for Karnataka, and given charge of Himachal Pradesh to Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawarchand Gehlot.

Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State for Personnel and Development of North East Region (DONER) Jitendra Singh and Minister of State for Law P.P. Chaudhary have also been appointed to assist Mr. Jaitley as co-incharges for Gujarat. Power Minister Piyush Goyal has been appointed co-incharge for Karnataka with Mr. Javadekar.

Gujarat is going to Assembly polls later this year as is Himachal Pradesh, with Karnataka to do so early next year. The Karnataka Assembly’s term ends on May 28.

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