Former Karnataka chief minister and BJP vice president B S Yaddyurappa has been appointed as new party chief in the state while Union Minister Vijay Sampla will head the party unit in Punjab. <br/><br/>Party MP from Phulpur Kesahav Prasad Maurya has been given the responsibility of new party chief in politically crucial Uttar Pradesh. <br/><br/>Announcing this in New Delhi, BJP General Secretary Arun Singh said Dr K Laxmanan has been made party president in Telangana and former MP Tapir Gao in Arunachal Pradesh.