Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister designate Yogi Adityanath was elected leader of the state BJP during a meeting at the Lok Bhawan in Lucknow. All members of the BJP legislative party supported the name Yogi Adityanath, which was proposed by BJP senior leader Suresh Khanna.
There were BJP observers from the party including, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, senior BJP leaders Radha Mohan Singh, Raghuwar Das present at the meeting. A short while from now, Yogi Adityanath will be arriving at the governor’s house to announce that he will be forming a government. Prior to the meeting, all observers attended the meeting of the core committee at the BJP headquarters in Lucknow.