BREAKING: Bhupendra Chaudhary appointed new Uttar Pradesh BJP chief
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday (August 25, 2022) appointed Uttar Pradesh minister Bhupendra Chaudhary as the state unit chief.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appointed Uttar Pradesh minister Bhupendra Chaudhary as state unit chief on Thursday (August 25, 2022). The decision comes after BJP leaders summoned CM Yogi Adityanath and Chaudhary to Delhi to discuss the situation. Late Wednesday evening, Chaudhary, a Jat leader from western Uttar Pradesh, met with BJP President J P Nadda.
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Swatantar Dev Singh, who was appointed minister in Yogi Adityanath’s government, will be replaced by Chaudhary.
With the appointment of Chaudhary as the party’s state chief, the BJP seeks to strike a regional balance with the chief minister hailing from eastern Uttar Pradesh.