New UP BJP prez stresses party unity

IN HIS FIRST address after being anointed the new UP BJP president, Pankaj Chaudhary Sunday laid emphasis on the party’s unity, saying as a leader he would take everyone along to find solutions and improve coordination between the party and the government.

- MAULSHREE SETH

Speaking at an event in Lucknow, where his name was officially declared as the 17th UP BJP chief by party’s Central Election Observer and Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Chaudhary said, “Mujhe rule nahi karna hai, balki role ada karna hai... Ek samanvya-kari ka, samadhan-kari ka. Ek mukhiya jo sabko apne sath leke chalta hai (I don’t want to rule, but will play the role... of one who coordinates, one who finds solutions, and the one who takes everyone along as a