India, Aug. 4 -- Factionalism within the Bharatiya Janata Party's state unit surfaced on Monday after the appointment of six new district presidents triggered resignations from organisational posts by a few leaders, besides drawing the ire of senior leaders like former Union minister Tikshan Sud.

Sud, a senior leader from Hoshiarpur, openly expressed anguish over the replacement of party's district (urban) president Satish Bawa barely two weeks after his appointment. Bawa, considered close to Sud and former Union minister Som Parkash, has been replaced with Nitin Gupta 'Nannu', who is said to be the right-hand man of former state BJP chief Vijay Sampla.

Addressing a press conference in Hoshiarpur, Sud categorically blamed Manthri Sriniv...