Chandigarh, July 19 - Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal congratulated former Minister, Mr. Om Prakash Dhankar on becoming the State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party and said that Mr. Dhankar has had a long experience of working with the party. His appointment will give a new direction to the party, he added.

In a message issued here today, the Chief Minister has also thanked the central leadership of the party for appointing Mr. Dhankar as the State President. Mr. Manohar Lal said that Mr. Dhankar's political career started with the organization itself and he has been associated with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad for a long time. Apart from this, he has also served as the incharge of the states of Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.