Bhupendra Chaudhary likely to be UP BJP chief

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New
Delhi,
Aug
24:
Uttar
Pradesh
minister
Bhupendra
Chaudhary
is
likely
to
be
appointed
the
BJP’s
state
unit
chief,
sources
said
on
Wednesday.

Chaudhary,
a
Jat
leader
from
western
Uttar
Pradesh,
met
BJP
president
J
P
Nadda
late
on
Wednesday
evening,
they
said.
Chaudhary
will
replace
Swatantar
Dev
Singh,
who
has
been
made
the
minister
in
the
Yogi
Adityanath-led
government.

With
the
chief
minister
hailing
from
eastern
Uttar
Pradesh,
the
BJP
looks
to
strike
a
regional
balance
with
the
appointment
of
Chaudhary
as
the
party’s
state
chief.