BJP gets new team: In Bengal, Mukul Roy elevated, dropped Rahul Sinha asks ‘is this my reward’

Rahul Sinha, who had served two back-to-back terms as the state BJP president and was appointed as a national secretary of the party in 2015. (File)

With the Assembly elections in West Bengal only months away, three state BJP leaders, including Mukul Roy, were given prominent posts in the new national team announced by party president J P Nadda on Saturday.

While Roy has been appointed BJP national vice-president, Anupam Hazra and Raju Bista have been made national secretary and national spokesperson, respectively.

However, the party dropped Rahul Sinha from the post of BJP national secretary, triggering open dissension.

In a video message,…