Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday announced its first list of candidates for the Uttar Pradesh polls, ANI reported. Chief Minister Adityanath will contest from Gorakhpur city.
Earlier reports suggested that the Chief Minister would contest the elections from Ayodhya or Mathura.
Gorakhpur is the Hindu nationalist leader’s stronghold and has voted him to the Lok Sabha for five straight terms. Polling for the Gorakhpur (Urban) seat will be held on March 3 — the sixth and penultimate phase.
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya will contest the polls from Sirathu city in Prayagraj district.
The second list for polls will be released shortly, said Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
