Surat: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed Bharat Rathod as the new president of the Surat district unit of the party. Rathod was previously a guardian of the Surat district BJP. Rathod replaces previous district BJP chief Sandip Desai who had earlier this month resigned from the post after he was elected as Surat APMC chairman. DeshGujarat