BJP’s Digital Reset: Amit Malviya Out, New Team Faces Scrutiny Over Old Posts

The BJP has unveiled a new-look media and social media team, with Amit Malviya moved out of the key IT and Social Media Department role after nearly a decade. Deepak Mhaskey has been appointed as the new Social Media Convenor, alongside co-convenors Priti Gandhi, Shivanand Dwivedi, Alok Bhatt and Arun Yadav. The rejig comes amid a rapidly changing digital landscape and growing youth-led online mobilisation. But the new team is already facing scrutiny over its members’ old social-media posts. Priti Gandhi, Alok Bhatt and Arun Yadav have all faced controversies over past online activity, putting the BJP’s digital reset under the spotlight. Is this a strategic reboot—or a new political headache?