Sushil Modi is new BJP chief in Bihar

The Bharatiya Janata Party [ Images ] revamped its Bihar unit on Monday, by putting senior leader Sushil Kumar [ Images ] Modi at the helm of affairs, in preparation for the assembly election.

Party President L K Advani [ Images ] appointed Modi after Gopal Narain Singh submitted his resignation, BJP national vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told PTI.

Modi, who represents Patna in the Lok Sabha, will take charge with immediate effect, he said.

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Singh's services will be utilised elsewhere, Naqvi said.

Advani also appointed former Union minister C P Thakur as Bihar Election Campaign Committee chairman, he said.

The reorganisation has been undertaken to enable the party to face the election in the state more effectively, Naqvi said.