BJP finalises ticket for 172 UP seats, announcement later this week

New Delhi (13/01/2022): Bhartiya Janta Party on Thursday held a high profile meeting in Delhi to discuss assembly candidates for UP assembly elections.

Held at the party headquarters in Delhi Union Ministers Amit Shah, Anurag Thakur, Dharmendra Pradhan and UP CM Yogi Adityanath also attended the meeting.

PM Modi, BJP chief JP Nadda & Defence Minister Rajnath Singh joined the meet virtually.

“In BJP’s Central Election Committee meeting today, a very fruitful discussion was held regarding candidates on 172 Assembly seats (in Uttar Pradesh). We are hopeful of registering a glorious victory in the 2022 Assembly elections,” said UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya in Delhi.

According to sources, BJP is likely to make the announcement after 15 January, considering the beginning of auspicious days from Makar Sakranti.