<p>Former Maharashtra chief minister and senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis is set to play a key role in his party's preparation for the Bihar Assembly polls, a significant development that comes amid some disquiet in the saffron alliance in the state.</p>.<p>BJP sources said Fadnavis has been roped in by the party leadership for the poll preparedness and had recently attended a Bihar core committee meeting of the party.</p>.<p>"He has already begun his work and will play an active role. A formal announcement regarding his responsibility may be made later by party president J P Nadda," a BJP source said.</p>.<p>The development also comes at a time when Bihar and Maharashtra governments have been trading charges over the handling of the Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case by the Mumbai Police.</p>.<p>The matter has taken on an emotive dimension in Bihar, the home state of the actor.</p>.<p>Fadnavis has been heading the BJP's attack on the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government, accusing it of mishandling the case and pushing for a CBI probe.</p>.<p>In Bihar, two BJP allies, Chirag Paswan-headed Lok Janshakti Party and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United), have been at loggerheads in the state.</p>.<p>The LJP has conveyed to the BJP leadership, the sources said, its uneasiness about the manner in which the issues raised by it have been dealt with.</p>.<p>Chirag Paswan had recently met Nadda and spoken about a host of issues, they said.</p>.<p>The BJP has been playing a balancing role between its two partners. It has already announced that Kumar will be the NDA's chief ministerial candidate.</p>.<p>BJP general secretary Bhupender Yadav has so far been the main pointsman of the party for Bihar affairs. He is also the BJP in-charge for the state.</p>.<p>Party sources said Fadnavis may be made the Bihar election in-charge once the Election Commission announces the schedule.</p>.<p>The BJP has a practice of entrusting its key leaders with the responsibility of handling state elections.</p>.<p>Yadav was the party's in-charge for Maharashtra Assembly polls last year.</p>.<p>Late BJP leader Ananth Kumar was the party's in-charge for the Bihar Assembly polls in 2015.</p>
<p>Former Maharashtra chief minister and senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis is set to play a key role in his party's preparation for the Bihar Assembly polls, a significant development that comes amid some disquiet in the saffron alliance in the state.</p>.<p>BJP sources said Fadnavis has been roped in by the party leadership for the poll preparedness and had recently attended a Bihar core committee meeting of the party.</p>.<p>"He has already begun his work and will play an active role. A formal announcement regarding his responsibility may be made later by party president J P Nadda," a BJP source said.</p>.<p>The development also comes at a time when Bihar and Maharashtra governments have been trading charges over the handling of the Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case by the Mumbai Police.</p>.<p>The matter has taken on an emotive dimension in Bihar, the home state of the actor.</p>.<p>Fadnavis has been heading the BJP's attack on the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government, accusing it of mishandling the case and pushing for a CBI probe.</p>.<p>In Bihar, two BJP allies, Chirag Paswan-headed Lok Janshakti Party and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United), have been at loggerheads in the state.</p>.<p>The LJP has conveyed to the BJP leadership, the sources said, its uneasiness about the manner in which the issues raised by it have been dealt with.</p>.<p>Chirag Paswan had recently met Nadda and spoken about a host of issues, they said.</p>.<p>The BJP has been playing a balancing role between its two partners. It has already announced that Kumar will be the NDA's chief ministerial candidate.</p>.<p>BJP general secretary Bhupender Yadav has so far been the main pointsman of the party for Bihar affairs. He is also the BJP in-charge for the state.</p>.<p>Party sources said Fadnavis may be made the Bihar election in-charge once the Election Commission announces the schedule.</p>.<p>The BJP has a practice of entrusting its key leaders with the responsibility of handling state elections.</p>.<p>Yadav was the party's in-charge for Maharashtra Assembly polls last year.</p>.<p>Late BJP leader Ananth Kumar was the party's in-charge for the Bihar Assembly polls in 2015.</p>