India, May 28 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday appointed Union minister Harsh Malhotra as the new president of its Delhi unit, replacing Virendra Sachdeva amid growing speculation over a leadership change in the party's state organisation.

The appointment was announced through an organisational order issued by BJP national general secretary Arun Singh.

Malhotra, 62, is currently serving as minister of state for road transport and highways and corporate affairs in the Narendra Modi government. A first-time Lok Sabha MP from East Delhi, he has been associated with the BJP organisation in the capital for more than three decades and has held several organisational and civic posts.

The son of veteran BJP leader Vijay Kumar Malhotr...