Overview

• On July 19, Yogi Adityanath met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President JP Nadda in Delhi for official courtesy calls.
• Those meetings coincided with the BJP’s search for a new national president to succeed JP Nadda.
• Senior BJP figures have suggested contenders for the UP state party president role include Keshav Prasad Maurya, Rekha Verma, BL Verma, Shrikant Sharma and Dr. Dinesh Sharma, and party sources say the appointment must be finalised by month-end.
• Caste representation and gender balance are central to the decision, with leaders weighing OBC and Brahmin factors alongside the prospect of a female chief.
• The RSS is pressing for a candidate who can effectively coordinate government and party work and the new state president will guide panchayat polls early next year and the 2027 assembly election strategy.