New Delhi, June 2 (TIWN) In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, the BJP high command has made a big change in Delhi as party President J.P. Nadda removed Manoj Tiwari from the post of Delhi BJP President and has replaced him with Aadesh Kumar Gupta.

Adesh Gupta, a former North Delhi Municipal Corporation mayor, is everything that Manoj Tiwari was not - a low profile, old hand of the party in the capital. Many interpret his appointment as a sign that the BJP is once again looking for its core support group in the capital -- the Vaishya community.  Manoj Tiwari, who was appointed Delhi BJP president in 2016, was said to be on borrowed time since the party's disastrous performance in the Delhi assembly election in February. 

Sources say he had offered to resign immediately after the Delhi defeat but was asked to continue until an alternative was found.  The BJP called it a routine move and also announced changes in other states -- Vishnu Deo Sai has been appointed chief in Chhattisgarh and S Tikendra Singh in Manipur.  "I can only say that I will fulfill my responsibility with honesty and dedication," Adesh Gupta told NDTV.  "In Delhi, we need to work on the ground level. We need to reach more people and create a more all-embracing organisation, so that we can enhance our voter base," he added.