BJP drops Gadkari, Chouhan from parliamentary board; inducts BSY, 5 others

The parliamentary board works in tandem with the Central Election Committee (CEC) and members of the board are also members of the CEC

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday reshuffled its apex decision-making body, the parliamentary board, dropping two important members — Union minister Nitin Gadkari and chief minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan. New members were inducted, taking its strength to 15 from 12.

Important election and candidate-related decisions are taken by the parliamentary board.

It had a large number of vacancies after the death of Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Ananth Kumar and the elevation of Venkaiah Naidu as vice-president and Thawar Chand Gehlot as Karnataka Governor.

The parliamentary board works in tandem with the Central Election Committee (CEC) and