Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Jammu East Assembly Constituency Rajesh Gupta has been nominated as Chief Whip of the BJP Legislative Party. A decision to this effect has been taken in the light of the fact that previous Chief Whip Ajay Nanda has been inducted in the cabinet as Minister of State.
The nomination of Rajesh Gupta to replace Ajay Nanda was approved by BJP State President & MLA Sat Sharma (C.A) in consultations with senior functionaries and legislators of the party.