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Dehradun, July 1: Mahendra Bhatt has been elected unopposed as the president of Uttarakhand BJP. The announcement of the BJP state president’s post was made at the Uttarakhand BJP Sangathan Parv. In the state council meeting, Union Minister of State Harsh Malhotra announced his appointment as the president. Along with the president’s post, the members of the state council were also announced.
A meeting of the State Council was held in a private hotel in Dehradun to announce the post of president. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, state in-charge Dushyant Gautam, all MPs, cabinet ministers and the observer appointed by the Center, Minister of State Harsh Malhotra were present in this meeting.
Mahendra Bhatt was crowned as the state president in the presence of senior BJP leaders including CM Pushkar Singh Dhami. Mahendra Bhatt has become the first state president to be repeated continuously.
The central leadership and the state leadership had agreed on the name of Mahendra Bhatt. The workers and officials present in the program welcomed Mahendra Bhatt by clapping.
Mahendra Bhatt took over as the state president of Uttarakhand BJP for the first time on 30 July 2022. Mahendra Bhatt is also a Rajya Sabha MP. In 2002, Mahendra Bhatt was elected MLA from Nandprayag assembly seat for the first time. After that in 2017, he contested and won from Badrinath seat.
He lost the 2022 assembly elections. Even after losing the election, the party made him the state president of the party in 2022 itself. On April 2, 2024, Mahendra Bhatt has also been elected Rajya Sabha MP from Uttarakhand.
Political journey of Mahendra Bhatt
Mahendra Bhatt was born in 1971 in Brahman Thala of the border district Chamoli
His political career started in 1991.
Mahendra Bhatt was the General Secretary of ABVP from 1991 to 1996.
Meanwhile, from 1994 to 1998, he became the department organization minister of ABVP Tehri department.
In 1998, Mahendra Bhatt was made the secretary of the BJP Yuva Morcha
He was the General Secretary of BJP Yuva Morcha from 2000 to 2002.
He became the state president of BJP Yuva Morcha from 2002 to 2004
In 2002, he was elected MLA from Nandprayag assembly seat.
In 2007, Badrinath seat was made instead of Nandprayag, he lost the election
Became Minister of State in the BJP government in 2010
He lost again from Badrinath in 2012 assembly elections
Won the 2017 assembly elections from Badrinath
Lost in 2022 assembly elections
Got the state president command in July 2022
Elected Rajya Sabha MP on 2 April 2024
He became the state president again on 1 July 2025
