<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met BJP Uttar Pradesh president Keshav Prasad Maurya, amid growing speculations on the party’s choice for the chief minister. <br /><br />Maurya is among the top contenders for the job , though the party’s central observers M Venkaiah Naidu and Bhupender Yadav are yet to land in Lucknow and consult with the newly elected MLAs on their preference for the leadership position. <br /><br />Maurya’s projection as BJP state unit president ahead of the polls is considered as one of the factors that consolidated the non-Yadav MBC votes and gave the saffron party a comfortable 3/4th majority. <br /><br />Union Minister Manoj Sinha and Lucknow Mayor Dinesh Sharma are also among the contenders for the job, though the BJP does not rule out a surprise young face. <br />As of late Tuesday afternoon, the BJP did not announce the schedule for the central observers meeting to select the chief ministers of UP and Uttarakhand.<br /><br />Party sources said Uttarakhand state unit had suggested names of Trivendra Singh Rawat and Satpal Maharaj for the chief minister’s position. <br /><br />Responding to comments by some followers, Modi said: “when UP develops, India develops.”</p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met BJP Uttar Pradesh president Keshav Prasad Maurya, amid growing speculations on the party’s choice for the chief minister. <br /><br />Maurya is among the top contenders for the job , though the party’s central observers M Venkaiah Naidu and Bhupender Yadav are yet to land in Lucknow and consult with the newly elected MLAs on their preference for the leadership position. <br /><br />Maurya’s projection as BJP state unit president ahead of the polls is considered as one of the factors that consolidated the non-Yadav MBC votes and gave the saffron party a comfortable 3/4th majority. <br /><br />Union Minister Manoj Sinha and Lucknow Mayor Dinesh Sharma are also among the contenders for the job, though the BJP does not rule out a surprise young face. <br />As of late Tuesday afternoon, the BJP did not announce the schedule for the central observers meeting to select the chief ministers of UP and Uttarakhand.<br /><br />Party sources said Uttarakhand state unit had suggested names of Trivendra Singh Rawat and Satpal Maharaj for the chief minister’s position. <br /><br />Responding to comments by some followers, Modi said: “when UP develops, India develops.”</p>
