Pankaj Chaudhary leads UP BJP, faces Yogi's 4 crore voter challenge.

• Pankaj Chaudhary, Union Minister of State for Finance, has been unanimously appointed as the new President of the Uttar Pradesh BJP.
• His appointment aims to strengthen the party's caste equations, particularly the OBC vote bank, as he belongs to the Kurmi community.
• CM Yogi Adityanath tasked Chaudhary with addressing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) campaign, claiming 4 crore BJP-supporting voters were removed or not included from lists.
• Chaudhary faces challenges including recovering from 2024 Lok Sabha losses, strengthening the organization, and preparing for the 2026 Panchayat elections.
• The SIR efforts are expected to secure a three-fourths majority for BJP in the 2027 assembly elections, according to CM Yogi.

Why It Matters: New BJP UP chief faces critical task of securing future elections and voter base.