Dharamshala, June 30 -- Kangra MP and BJP's election officer Rajeev Bhardwaj on Sunday said that the saffron party's Himachal unit chief will be announced on July 1, after the election.

Addressing media persons in Shimla, Bhardwaj said that nominations for the state president and BJP's National council members will be accepted from 12 pm to 2 pm on June 30.

The scrutiny of nomination papers will take place from 2 pm to 3 pm and the withdrawal time has been set between 3 pm to 5 pm, he said.

He added that the official announcement of the new state president and eight national council members will be made by Union minister Jitendra Singh on July 1 at 11 am in Shimla.

He said that elections at the booth, mandal, district, and state counc...