Anil Baluni appointed BJP's media head

New Delhi: BJP chief Amit Shah today appointed the party spokesperson Anil Baluni as the head of its media department and Sanjay Mayukh his deputy.

Baluni replaces Shrikant Sharma, who is now a cabinet minister in the Uttar Pradesh government, and hails from Uttarakhand.

He is seen as an affable and media savvy leader who enjoys Shah's trust.

Mayukh, an MLC in Bihar, had earlier also served in the party's national media wing before being moved to the state.