India, May 19 -- Malviya Nagar MLA Satish Upadhyay has been nominated as the vice-chairman of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), according to an official statement issued on Monday.

Upadhyay, a former president of the Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has also served as the vice-chairman of the New Delhi Municipal Council and the party's co-in charge for Madhya Pradesh.

The post of vice-chairman at the Delhi Jal Board had remained vacant for almost a year after the BJP came to power in Delhi earlier this year. Along with Upadhyay, two BJP MLAs - Manoj Kumar Shokeen and Ajay Mahawar - have been nominated as members of the board.

"Members are hereby informed that the Speaker, Delhi Legislative Assembly, is pleased to nominate the f...