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Who is Deepak Mhaske, who replaced Amit Malviya in BJP IT cell?
Samira Vishwas | August 18, 2026 6:24 AM CST

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has made a major change in its social media team and appointed 58-year-old Chhattisgarh leader Deepak Mhaske as the national social media coordinator. He will replace Amit Malviya, who has been handling the party's digital strategy for a long time. Mhaske has experience in politics, education, farming and IT work.

 

On August 17, BJP announced Nitin Naveen's new team. 13 Vice Presidents, 8 National General Secretaries and 16 National Ministers have been made in this team. Among the 13 vice-presidents, 6 are women. Deepak Mhaske has also got a place in this team. He has been made the new national social media coordinator of the party.

 

Who is Deepak Mhaske?

Deepak Mhaske is a resident of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. He has been handling BJP's IT and social media work for about 15 years. He has also worked in the party's social media campaigns during the Bihar, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal assembly elections. He has received this responsibility at a time when BJP is preparing to further strengthen its digital campaign for the upcoming assembly elections.

 

Before becoming active in politics, Mhaske had worked as a chemistry professor. He has M.Sc. in Chemistry. degree. He has also studied Cement Technology and Computer Programming. Apart from this, he also has experience in agriculture, horticulture and organic farming. Deepak Mhaske had earlier been in-charge of BJP's Chhattisgarh IT cell and state spokesperson. He is a first generation BJP leader and has never contested elections. Let us tell you that his brother Tej Pratap Mhaske is associated with RSS.

 

 

After becoming the National Social Media Coordinator, Deepak Mhaske will take charge of the social media department of BJP. Along with him, the party has appointed Preeti Gandhi, Shivanand Dwivedi, Alok Bhatt and Arun Yadav as social media co-ordinators.

What did Mhaske say after the appointment?

After the appointment, Mhaske said that his entire team will work hard to make BJP win the elections and serve the people. He said, 'The priority of the Bharatiya Janata Party is absolutely clear. We have to win elections so that we can serve the people. For this, our entire team will work with full hard work and dedication through social media.

 

 

He further said, 'In future too, the same propaganda will continue to come out as before. The truth cannot remain hidden for long. Propaganda can definitely create an atmosphere for some time, but if we keep giving correct answers continuously, then people's misconceptions are cleared. BJP will also move in this direction.


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