Bano pleaded with the Gujarat government to "correct this harm" and restore her "right to live without fear and in peace" two days after the release from prison of all the defendants serving life sentences in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gang rape case.
The girl was returning from coaching when the assault happened in Patna's Sipara at about 7:30 pm on Wednesday, according to the police.
Four new faces have been added to the party's parliamentary board, which represents a generational and political transition in the leadership of the BJP during the Narendra Modi and Amit Shah era.