Lucknow, March 10 -- A day after meeting BJP president and Union minister JP Nadda, chief minister Yogi Adityanath called Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Sunday.

The hour-long meeting was the first formal one between Modi and Yogi since the conclusion of the Prayagraj Mahakumbh last month.

"Given the ongoing buzz in the state's political circles, regarding the cabinet expansion and the appointment of the new BJP state chief after release of the district presidents' list, it is believed that these two issues were at the centre of discussions with PM Modi and BJP chief JP Nadda," a senior BJP leader here said.

The much-delayed completion of the district presidents' election has stalled the appointment of the BJP state chief and ...