The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday (January 15, 2022) released the first list of nominees for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.The list was released during a press conference by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and BJP National General Secretary Arun Singh at party headquarters in New Delhi. The BJP released the list of 57 candidates who will contest in the first phase, 48 in the second phase and 105 in the third phase.Dharmendra Pradhan also ended the speculations around Yogi Adityanath and informed that he will contest from Gorakhpur.Yogi Adityanath, notably, is a five-term former Lok Sabha member from Gorakhpur and is currently a member of the state’s Legislative Council.Earlier, there were reports that the BJP is considering fielding the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister from Ayodhya or Mathura. Adityanath, however, had said that he was willing to contest the assembly polls from wherever the party’s top brass decides.
