BJP likely to pick chief ministers for four states after March 18

UP CM-designate Yogi Adityanath, had a meeting with the PM to discuss the council of ministers

The big takeaway from the party's rerun in Lucknow is that it restored UP's pre-eminence after 2004. Photo: PTI
BS Reporter
1 min read Last Updated : Mar 13 2022 | 11:45 PM IST
Even as the Congress struggled to come to terms with its defeat in the Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party has put off selecting chief ministers and cabinet formation in four states until after Holi (March 18). 

MLA and former minister Dhan Singh Rawat was a frontrunner for Uttara­khand CM post, along with Satpal Maharaj. 

UP CM-designate Yogi Adityanath, had a meeting with the PM to discuss the council of ministers. 

The AAP, on the other hand, took out a massive road procession in Amritsar.

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Topics :Bharatiya Janata PartyAssembly electionsIndian National Congress

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