BHOPAL: Rahul Kothari, state spokesperson of the BJP has been appointed national vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM). A resident of the city, Rahul was earlier the national general secretary of BJYM. He is considered close to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. Besides Kothari, Gaurav Tiwari, also from the state, has been appointed as national secretary. Saudan Singh, national co-organisational general secretary of the party is said to have played a key role in Tiwari’s appointment.