Lucknow, Dec. 14 -- The appointment of Pankaj Chaudhary, MP from Maharajganj and union Minister of State for Finance, as the new Uttar Pradesh BJP State President has further increased the political importance of Purvanchal, especially Gorakhpur.
Both Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Pankaj Chaudhary hail from the Gorakhpur region. With one holding the reins of the government and the other leading the party organization, Gorakhpur has emerged as the new center of power and strategy for the BJP.
On Sunday, Pankaj Chaudhary's name at a program held at the Lohia Auditorium of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University in Lucknow, declaring his unopposed election on Saturday.
Since Chaudhary was the only candidate for the president's po...