BJP has appointed B L Santosh as its general secretary. He is presently the party’s joint general secretary.

The appointment comes a day after Ram Lal was moved back to the RSS after holding the post of general secretary for over 13 years.

In a statement, the party said that B L Santosh’s appointment comes into immediate effect.

Before made a national office bearer in charge of southern states in 2014, he was the party’s general secretary (organisation) for eight years in Karnataka.