BJP Denies Reports of 209 Candidates for UP Elections
Lucknow, November 15: The President of the Uttar Pradesh BJP, Pankaj Chaudhary, has categorically rejected media reports claiming that the party has finalized the names of 209 candidates for the 2027 assembly elections. Chaudhary clarified that he has not held any meetings regarding this matter and emphasized that ticket distribution in the BJP follows a well-defined collective process.
In a conversation with journalists, UP BJP chief Pankaj Chaudhary stated, “I am unaware of the source of this news. As the state president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, I have not held any such meetings with anyone.” He refused to comment on the ongoing unverified reports, asserting that the BJP has adhered to the same system for the past 50 years, where all decisions are made through collective deliberation and consensus within the organizational framework.
How are BJP Tickets Decided?
Explaining the party’s election process, Pankaj Chaudhary mentioned that suggestions are gathered from district and regional levels before finalizing tickets. These names are then presented at the state level, where the core committee and election committee deliberate on them. Ultimately, the proposal is sent to Delhi, where the party’s parliamentary board gives the final approval.
Targeting opposition parties, Pankaj Chaudhary remarked that the BJP is not a family-based party where a single individual can make such decisions alone; rather, the entire process is collective.
‘No Leader Leaving the Party Has Survived’
Pankaj Chaudhary also emphasized that the BJP is an ideology-based party, and its current position is due to the strength of the party. He stated that BJP workers operate based on core principles, and anyone straying from this ideology finds it challenging to survive politically.
Giving examples of other parties, he noted that splinter groups formed from parties like Congress, such as the Trinamool Congress (TMC) or the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), have managed to maintain their identity, but no leader who has left the Bharatiya Janata Party has been able to establish themselves politically.