Srinagar, Oct 20 (KNS) : BJP MLA from Kishtwar Shagun Parihar has been appointed as the national vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the party's youth wing, as part of a nationwide organisational reshuffle announced on Tuesday.

Parihar, who represents the Kishtwar Assembly constituency, is the daughter of late RSS leader Ajit Parihar and has emerged as a prominent young face of the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir.

The organisational announcement dated October 20 named her among the BJYM's national vice-presidents, representing the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

The newly constituted team includes leaders drawn from several states, including Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland, Telangana, Bihar, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Delhi and Haryana.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel

The reshuffle also covered appointments to other national-level positions, including national general secretaries, national secretaries, treasurer, co-treasurer, office in-charge, policy and research in-charge, media in-charge and social media in-charge.

Parihar's elevation places the Kishtwar legislator among the BJP's national office-bearers and marks a significant organisational development for the party in Jammu and Kashmir, where it has been seeking to expand its youth outreach.

The appointments form part of the BJP's exercise to assign responsibilities across its national organisational structure. (KNS)