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New UP BJP President to be announced on Sunday
LUCKNOW [Maha Media]: After a long wait, ruling BJP has announced the formal process of organisational election to elect the new Uttar Pradesh party president. The name of new president would be revealed on December 14 even though it could be disclosed on December 13, if only one candidate files nomination.
Senior party leader and former Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey stated that nominations for the post of state president will be filed tomorrow. The nomination process will be held from 1 pm to 2 pm at the BJP state headquarters in Lucknow. According to Pandey, nomination papers will be accepted in the presence of Central Election Observer Vinod Tawde.
Central Election Officer Piyush Goyal will complete the election process on December 14. The formal announcement of the state president's election will also be made on the same day.
Though there are several names doing the rounds for state president, a leader from OBC, particularly of Kurmi community, could be the ultimate choice. Names of Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya, central minister Pankaj Choudhury, UP Ministers Swantra Deo Singh, Dharampal Singh and former central Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti are in circulation for the post.
The long-running president selection process within the BJP has now reached a decisive stage, and the party leadership is finalising the name of the new President with an eye on the 2027 assembly elections. It is noteworthy that, as per the constitutional process for electing the BJP state president, the members of the Provincial Council are first selected. One member is elected from each of the 403 assembly constituencies. However, these are elected only from those constituencies where the district presidents have already been declared. The BJP has divided the state into 98 districts.
For the state president election, above 50 per cent of the district presidents are required to be selected, whereas currently 86 per cent of the district presidents have been named. Similarly, elections have been completed in more than 1600 out of 1918 'mandals'.
