Pankaj Chaudhary is the new president of the Bharatiya Janata Party's Uttar Pradesh unit. Union Minister Piyush Goyal announced the election. Chaudhary, a seven-time Lok Sabha MP, belongs to the OBC category. He is considered close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Party leaders expressed confidence in his leadership for the 2027 assembly polls. The BJP aims for a significant victory.