UP Polls 2017 : Who will be the BJP's CM face?, Uttar Pradesh 2017 Assembly election, Feroze Varun Gandhi, Yogi Adityanath, Smriti Irani, Rajnath Singh, BJP CM Candidate UP polls
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UP Polls 2017 : Who will be the BJP's CM face?, Uttar Pradesh 2017 Assembly election, Feroze Varun Gandhi, Yogi Adityanath, Smriti Irani, Rajnath Singh, BJP CM Candidate UP polls
Hectic parleys and negotiations have now begun at the BJP HQ in Delhi. Top sources indicate that the following four names are in the field of play, before the PM and Amit Shah make a final decision. In order of seniority in government and party:
Rajnath Singh
Currently Union Home Minister and the MP from Lucknow, Rajnath would appear a 'safe' choice. The top brass of the party looks favourably upon Rajnath being the CM candidate for 2017. Sources say that even though Rajnath himself is not sure of his prospects, he is a leader that checks all the boxes for the job.
Smriti Irani
Currently Union HRD Minister, she lost Amethi in 2014 to Rahul Gandhi in one of the most heated battles of the election. Fiery, strong-willed and a woman leader admired massively by the middle class and by younger voters, Smriti will be banking on her rock-solid relations with PM Modi to secure her projection as a CM face in UP. Controversies within her domain aside, Smriti has usefully demonstrated he ability to weather tough times and hostility from within the party. Her fearsome stance on the Gandhis is still seen as one of the most visceral and powerful within the BJP.
Yogi Adityanath
A consistently controversial leader in UP for the BJP, Adityanath manages to stay visible no matter what. A mahant and a devout saffron-wearing Hindu with a record for communally charged speeches and comments, Adityanath is angling hard to be the BJP's CM face.
He's popular in the Gorakhpur area, but his baggage and readily hostile stance on a range of issues make him controversial for a party that's trying to turn down the gas on its many hot potatoes.
Feroze Varun Gandhi
One of the BJP's youngest leaders, he is little seen in the usual bustle of the Delhi stage and national media, preferring to keep a low profile. When he isn't in Delhi attending Parliament, he's usually touring in UP. And make no mistake – he has had an eye fixed on the possibility of fronting the BJP's campaign for UP in 2017.
src:thenewsminute