Dehradun, Dec. 25 -- Intense lobbying is on by the BJP leaders aspiring to become the next BJP State President in Uttarakhand. As per the original election schedule, the new BJP Chief was expected to be declared by 30 December, but due to the special circumstances prevailing in the country related to CAA protests, BJP's Central leadership seemed preoccupied and now the finalisation of the new BJP State Chief is likely to be done only by 15 January.
Those aspiring to be the next BJP Chief in the state include the outgoing BJP State Chief and MP Ajay Bhatt, Minister of State Dhan Singh Rawat, Pushkar Dhami, Balraj Passi, Bansidhar Bhagat, Kailash Pant and Naveen Dumka. Apart from these, some other senior leaders like Bishan Singh Chufal are ...