Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
Discussions are underway in Delhi to finalize the names of those who will take oath as ministers with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath after Holi. Adityanath has reached Delhi to attend the ongoing meeting at the BJP headquarters. This is his second visit to Delhi after the election results were declared on March 10.
BJP national president JP Nadda is presiding over the important meeting, which includes Adityanath, senior leader BL Santosh, party’s UP chief Swatantra Dev Singh, outgoing deputy CMs Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma, BJP election in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan, state general secretary. . Secretary (Organisation) Sunil Bansal and Leader of the Core Group. Union Home Minister Amit Shah did not attend the meeting. The leaders will discuss and consider the names and finalize the candidates for the upcoming elections to the Legislative Council.
If sources are to be believed, Yogi Adityanath will get a Deputy Chief Minister to help the government run smoothly. Sources said that this time Uttar Pradesh will have three deputy chief ministers.
Pramod Sawant will continue as Chief Minister of Goa, say sources. Unique
Sources said the party is carefully taking up the task of balancing caste and regions in the new government. With the 2024 general election as the next big target, party bigwigs are working to give fair representation to all castes and regions in the new cabinet headed by Yogi Adityanath.
Sources said that the frontrunners for the deputy CM’s job are Baby Rani Maurya, Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brijesh Pathak.
baby rani mauryaA woman Dalit leader had quit as the governor of Uttarakhand just before the elections. He won the election from Agra Rural. The party wants to woo Dalit voters by making him Deputy CM. The saffron party enjoys greater popularity among the Dalit population, thanks to the policies of the Yogi and Modi government. The party understands that Dalit voters are the key and hence, it is ready to give wider representation to Dalit leaders in the government.
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Keshav PrasadOne of the two outgoing deputy CMs, he lost the electoral battle to Apna Dal (Kamarawadi) leader Pallavi Patel, who had contested on the Samajwadi Party symbol. Keshav Prasad, whom the BJP projects as its OBC face in the state, is considered Adityanath’s confidante. Keshav, a prolific speaker and critic of the Samajwadi Party, is likely to be one of the party’s candidates for the April 9 Legislative Council elections.
Brijesh PathakA prominent Brahmin leader, served as the Law Minister in the previous government. He won the election from Lucknow Cantt seat. The party can give him more responsibility in the new government by making him deputy CM and giving him the charge of key ministries.
Dinesh Sharma Anyone who has served as deputy CM for five years is unlikely to join the government. A Brahmin leader, he was chosen by the BJP after the party’s mega victory in the 2017 elections. He was then the mayor of Lucknow. Sources said that Dinesh wants to work in the organisation.
In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP has come to power for the second consecutive time under the leadership of Yogi Adityanath. It alone won 255 seats, putting it in a comfortable position to form the next government in the 403-member assembly.
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