Lucknow, Mar 08: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary and Uttar Pradesh election in-charge Pramod Mahajan arrived here today to meet senior party leaders and work out electoral strategies for the coming Lok Sabha polls. According to BJP sources, Mahajan reached here this afternoon and went in for a meeting with the party state leaders. The venue and details of the meeting were kept secret. Sources said the meeting had been kept secret to avoid rush by ticket-seekers.
The meeting assumes importance as Mahajan along with state party leaders Kalyan Singh, Kalraj Mishra, Vinay Katiyar and Lalji tandon is to finalise the candidate's list and appoint the party incharge in each Lok Sabha constituency.
Mahajan, who was appointed incharge of UP by party president Venkaiah Naidu last Saturday, was asked by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to convene a high-level meeting of party leaders in UP to discuss the electoral strategy before the LS polls.
Bureau Report