BJP appoints Shazia Ilmi as party's national spokesperson

New Delhi: BJP president JP Nadda on Wednesday appointed Prem Shukla and Shazia Ilmi as its national spokespersons.  Both BJP members have been  speaking for the party and defending it on various issues in the media. Shukla is from Mumbai while Ilmi belongs to  Delhi.  The party currently has 25 national spokespersons, including its media department head and chief



spokesperson Anil Baluni. Ilmi has been a former Aam Aadmi Party leader and an ex-television anchor.

More changes and appointments are expected to be effected  in the party following the July seven major rejig in the council of ministers and exit of  Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar from the cabinet.