PM, Rajnath, Yogi, Smriti among 120 national executive members of BJP from UP

Pankaj Chaudhary, MP from Maharajganj and Union Minister of State for Finance, has become the new president of the Uttar Pradesh BJP.

As his name was announced amidst the sound of conch shells, the auditorium of Dr Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University resonated with thunderous applause.

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After the announcement of the state president’s election, Union Minister Piyush Goyal announced the names of the members of the National Executive Committee. As many as 120 members have been elected to the committee from across the state.

The list of members elected to the National Executive Committee prominently includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh from Lucknow, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur, Keshav Prasad Maurya from Prayagraj, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak from Unnao, Bhupendra Chaudhary from Sambhal, Smriti Irani from Sultanpur, Mahendra Nath Pandey, Surya Pratap Shahi and Ramapati Ram Tripathi.

This is considered a significant event in the history of the BJP’s organisational elections. After the election of Laxmikant Bajpai, this is the first time that a formal election process has been adopted for the post of state BJP president.

With the assembly elections scheduled for 2027, the party leadership hopes that under Pankaj Chaudhary’s leadership, there will be better coordination between the organisation and the government, and the BJP will benefit from this development in the upcoming elections.