UP CM Adityanath calls on Amit Shah; likely to meet PM Modi, Nadda tomorrow

UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Thursday met senior BJP leader and Union minister Amit Shah, and is also likely to call on PM Narendra Modi and party chief JP Nadda during his two-day visit, sources said.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Thursday met senior BJP leader and Union minister Amit Shah here, and is also likely to call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief JP Nadda during his two-day visit, sources said.

While Adityanath will meet PM Modi on Friday, his meeting with Nadda may take place Thursday itself or on Friday, the sources added.

While Adityanath was still with Shah during the Thursday meeting, Anupriya Patel, a BJP ally and Apna Dal (S) leader, also entered the home minister's residence.

Adityanath is visiting Delhi a day after Congress leader Jitin Prasada, who comes from a well-known Brahmin family in Uttar Pradesh, switched over to the BJP.

Adityanath's meeting with the central BJP leadership assumes significance as the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh is scheduled for assembly polls early next year.

BJP's general secretary BL Santhosh had earlier this month visited the state to review the party's preparations for assembly elections.