India, Sept. 27 -- His identity as a Brahmin leader from eastern Uttar Pradesh came up repeatedly in conversations with BJP leaders.

The rapid rise of former Basti MP Harish Dwivedi in the BJP's national organisation has become a major talking point within party circles, especially after the latest organisational reshuffle handed him charge of two politically significant states, Bihar and Karnataka. Dwivedi, who lost the Basti Lok Sabha seat in 2024 after winning it twice, was appointed a BJP national general secretary in August this year.

Barely a month later, BJP president Nitin Nabin gave him organisational responsibility for both Bihar and Karnataka. BJP leaders who spoke to The Sunday Guardian on condition of anonymity said the seq...