Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary was on Sunday unanimously elected president of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Uttar Pradesh unit, a decision announced by Union Minister Piyush Goyal amid loud applause at the party headquarters in Lucknow.

“Today, on December 14, I am very happy to announce that Pankaj Chaudhary has been unanimously elected as the Uttar Pradesh BJP president. It gives me great happiness to make this announcement,” Goyal told party workers.

Following the announcement, Chaudhary was felicitated by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak, along with other senior leaders. He later touched the Chief Minister’s feet to seek his blessings.

A seven-time Member of Parliament from Maharajganj in eastern Utta

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