<p>O P Dhankar, who was a cabinet minister in the BJP government in Haryana, was on Sunday appointed the president of the party's state unit.</p>.<p>By appointing Dhankar, the BJP has continued with a Jat face, the most dominant caste in the state.</p>.<p>The BJP, in a statement, said party chief J P Nadda appointed Dhankar the Haryana unit head.</p>.<p>The appointment is also seen as an attempt to balance the caste equations in the state, where politics revolves around Jats and non-Jats.</p>.<p>Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar is also a non-Jat.</p>.<p>Dhankar will replace incumbent Subhash Barala, who was also a Jat.</p>.<p>Both Dhankar and Barala had lost the Harayana Assembly elections held in October last year. Dhankar was a cabinet minister in the BJP government in Haryana.</p>.<p>The appointment has been delayed by more than eight months as it was expected that a new president would be appointed after the announcement of the state Assembly results.</p>
<p>O P Dhankar, who was a cabinet minister in the BJP government in Haryana, was on Sunday appointed the president of the party's state unit.</p>.<p>By appointing Dhankar, the BJP has continued with a Jat face, the most dominant caste in the state.</p>.<p>The BJP, in a statement, said party chief J P Nadda appointed Dhankar the Haryana unit head.</p>.<p>The appointment is also seen as an attempt to balance the caste equations in the state, where politics revolves around Jats and non-Jats.</p>.<p>Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar is also a non-Jat.</p>.<p>Dhankar will replace incumbent Subhash Barala, who was also a Jat.</p>.<p>Both Dhankar and Barala had lost the Harayana Assembly elections held in October last year. Dhankar was a cabinet minister in the BJP government in Haryana.</p>.<p>The appointment has been delayed by more than eight months as it was expected that a new president would be appointed after the announcement of the state Assembly results.</p>