Overview
- Nomination papers will be filed on December 13 between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. at the BJP’s Lucknow headquarters, with scrutiny and withdrawals the same day.
- The party plans to announce the result at 1 p.m. on December 14, with voting to be held that afternoon only if required.
- Vinod Tawde will oversee nominations as central observer, and Piyush Goyal will serve as central election officer to complete the process.
- Only State Council members can vote, and the party has called roughly 400 of them to Lucknow as it finalizes its organizational slate.
- Reports indicate the leadership is leaning toward an OBC choice as it recalibrates before panchayat polls and the 2027 Assembly race, with the timeline set ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s December 25 Lucknow visit.