Ranchi, Jan. 15 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday appointed Rajya Sabha MP Aditya Sahu as the new president of the Jharkhand unit, taking over from Babulal Marandi, who would continue to function as the Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly, party leaders said.

Union tribal affairs minister Jual Oram, the party's in-charge for the organisational elections of the state unit, officially announced Sahu's appointment at a grand event in Ranchi, which was attended by party cadres from across the state.

"I received only one nomination for the post of the state president. After scrutiny and permission from the national president, I declare Aditya Sahu as the president of Jharkhand BJP," Oram said.

On October 3, the BJP...