BJP chief in Lko, meets ministers, lauds Yogi’s work

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda held a meeting with ministers of the Yogi Adityanath cabinet and office bearers of the party’s state unit here on Thursday to gear up the party for the 2022 assembly election. The meeting took place after Nadda arrived in the state capital for a two-day visit.

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath, deputy chief ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya, Dinesh Sharma and the party’s UP in-charge Radha Mohan Singh were present at the meeting.

BJP state unit general secretary Ashwani Tyagi said the party’s national president reviewed the working of the ministers. He applauded the state government and chief minister Yogi Adityanath for giving a momentum to development work during the Covid pandemic, Tyagi said. The state government and party organisation worked in coordination and the benefits of government welfare schemes reached the common people, he said. A large number of youths were given employment, he added.

Earlier, the chief minister welcomed Nadda at the Chaudhary Charan Singh airport here while BJP state unit president Swatantra Dev Singh greeted him at the party’s state unit office.

Nadda was to arrive in the afternoon, but his programme was rescheduled due to certain engagements in Delhi.

Meanwhile, BJP national general secretary BL Santhosh held a separate meeting with the state unit office bearers. He praised the party workers for ensuring that the relief and welfare schemes launched by the state government during pandemic reached the common people.

Nadda will visit Chinhat on Friday to hold a meeting with the workers of the rural areas’ unit.

Later, he will attend a meeting of the BJP booth committee members, besides office bearers of the Awadh, Lucknow and Kanpur units. After meeting citybased intellectuals, the party president would leave for Delhi in the evening, Tyagi said.