UP BJP President: Pankaj Chaudhary may become the UP BJP President, such was his political journey from councilor to Union Minister.

News Topical, Digital Desk : There's a buzz in political circles about the possibility of Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary becoming the Uttar Pradesh BJP state president. His strong hold on the backward community could be beneficial. The party could seek to weaken the PDA while retaining its traditional vote bank. He is a frontrunner in the race to become the BJP state president.

To reach Pankaj Chaudhary's home, PM Narendra Modi had to walk through narrow streets. This attention from PM Modi increased Pankaj's stature in eastern Uttar Pradesh and strengthened his hold on the Kurmi community. Considering the caste equation, efforts are underway to secure the votes of the backward classes in the state. 

BJP workers are happy as Pankaj Chaudhary's name comes into discussion.

The name of Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary has sparked excitement among BJP workers in Maharajganj. Workers believe that Chaudhary's strong hold on the backward community, along with his ability to maintain a strong presence within the organization, has never faced any issues. Even his opponents praise his personality. Despite serving as a Member of Parliament seven times, his closeness to the public remains undiminished. Besides his close ties to the Sangh, he is also considered a favorite of party cadre leaders. 

He entered politics as a municipal councilor.

Pankaj Chaudhary, the younger son of Gorakhpur industrialist, the late Bhagwati Chaudhary, and former District Panchayat President Ujjwal Chaudhary, began his political career in 1989 as a councilor of the Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation. Born on November 15, 1964, into an industrialist family in Gorakhpur, Pankaj Chaudhary was educated at Gorakhpur University. In 1990, he became a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party's District Working Committee. 

He was elected MP from Maharajganj for the first time in 1991.

He was subsequently elected to the 10th Lok Sabha in 1991 from the Maharajganj parliamentary seat on the BJP's symbol. He was elected to the 11th and 12th Lok Sabha in 1996 and 1998. He lost to Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party in 1999, but was re-elected in 2004. He lost to the late Harsh Vardhan of the Congress in 2009. 

Pankaj Chaudhary has been a member of the Lok Sabha continuously since 2014. The party has not abandoned him. This time, Chaudhary became a Member of Parliament for the fifth time. He was re-elected in 2019. In the first expansion of the Modi cabinet, he was appointed Union Minister of State. He won the 2024 elections and became a minister.

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