NOIDA/GHAZIABAD, March 17 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced names of its new presidents for urban areas, and districts across Uttar Pradesh after two-month deliberations, ahead of the 2026 state assembly elections.

In western UP, overall 13 presidents out of 19 were announced. These included names of city presidents and district presidents in Rampur, Moradabad, Sambhal, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Gautam Budh Nagar, Ghaziabad, and Bulandshahr districts.

In Gautam Budh Nagar, the party named a new organisation president for Noida City region and Gautam Budh Nagar district keeping in mind the caste factors, said sources.

Mahesh Chauhan, 58, a Rajput by caste and old party functionary, was appointed Noida BJP ...