New Delhi: Hours after announcing Bihar Minister Nitin Nabin as its national working president, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on December 15, Monday appointed Sanjay Saraogi, a six-time MLA as president of Bihar BJP unit.
“The national president of BJP, JP Nadda has appointed Sanjay Saraogi, MLA as Bihar BJP president,” read an official release of the party. A former Minister of Bihar, Saraogi will succeed the incumbent state unit president Dilip Jaiswal.
भाजपा के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष श्री जेपी नड्डा ने श्री संजय सरावगी को बिहार भाजपा का अध्यक्ष नियुक्त किया। pic.twitter.com/ADgWxSsZMb
— BJP (@BJP4India) December 15, 2025
Hailing from Darbhanga, Saraogi donned many roles while being working with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (AVBP) during his student life. He also served in the district body of the Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM).
Saraogi entered electoral politics in the year 2002, and was elected as an MLA from Darbhanga in February 2005, a seat he contested and won in consecutive elections held in October 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2025.
In the 2025 state assembly elections, Saraogi was up against Vikasheel Insaan Party’s (VIP) candidate Umesh Sahni to whom he defeated by a margin of over 24k votes. He also has served as Bihar Minister of Revenue and Land Reforms in the NDA government.
Several leaders of the state BJP unit and NDA congratulated Saraogi upon his appointment as the state BJP chief.
Taking to X, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar wrote “Hearties congratulations and best wishes to Shri Sanjay Saraogi Ji on being appointed as the BJP state president. Shri Sanjay Saraogi Ji has also worked with us as a ministerial colleague in the cabinet. He has been elected as an MLA for the fifth time. Hearties best wishes to him for this new responsibility”.
श्री संजय सरावगी जी को भाजपा का प्रदेश अध्यक्ष नियुक्त किए जाने पर हार्दिक बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं। श्री संजय सरावगी जी हमारे साथ मंत्रिमंडल में सहयोगी के रूप में भी कार्य कर चुके हैं। वे 5वीं बार विधायक निर्वाचित हुए हैं। इस नई जिम्मेदारी के लिए उनको हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।…
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) December 15, 2025
Bihar deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary also met with Saraogi and extended his best wishes. The deputy CM stated that the party organisation will carry out historic work with renewed energy and spirit of public service under Saraogi’s leadership.
