LUCKNOW, Jan. 12 -- Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party chief Pankaj Chaudhary will be given a warm welcome in Lucknow on Monday. This will be the first official welcome of the party's new state president. After assuming charge last month, Chaudhary is on a whirlwind tour of Uttar Pradesh. After visiting several regions and interacting with party workers, Chaudhary reached Lucknow from Bareilly on Sunday evening. The grand welcome and felicitation ceremony will be held at Naimisharanya Guest House, Dalibagh at around 10am, followed by an event at Samta Mulak Chowk and near Wave Mall, where a stage has been set up. Senior leaders, including BJP Lucknow chief Anand Dwivedi, will also be present on the occasion. Following this, a large number of party office-bearers and workers will depart for Ayodhya. Chaudhary's visit marks his first arrival in the Avadh region after assuming charge of the state president. htc...