I will sit on an indefinite fast from April 17 in Ahmedabad," Togadia, who had been the working president of the VHP since 2011, said after the election results were announced. The outcome had an immediate bearing on Togadia since the president nominates the working president and other office-bearers. Immediately after his election, Kokje pushed out Togadia and nominated a new working president, Alok Kumar. The working president of the VHP is an important position since he virtually runs the organisation. Sources close to Togadia said the top leadership of the RSS and the BJP was involved in the effort to edge out Togadia.

Source: The Telegraph April 14, 2018 20:03 UTC