Lucknow, Dec. 14 -- Union Minister of State Pankaj Chaudhary on Sunday was elected as the Bharatiya Janata Party's Uttar Pradesh state president.

Senior party leaders, including Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and other BJP leaders, congratulated him at a felicitation programme here.

Piyush Goyal handed over the charge of the BJP's Uttar Pradesh unit to Pankaj Chaudhary in the presence of party leaders and workers.

Addressing party workers on the occasion, Piyush Goyal said the BJP stood apart from other political formations due to its internal democratic processes and strong organisational coordination.

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