Newly-appointed general secretary of BJP and in-charge of UP, Amit Shah will make his maiden visit to lucknow on Wednesday. He will hold parleys with state party leaders in connection with the coming lok Sabha polls.
State BJP spokesman Vijay Bahadur Pathak confirmed the arrival of Amit Shah, considered close to Gujrat CM, Narendra Modi. Shah also served as Home Minister in the Modi government. Shah will be accomapnied by three co-in-charges of UP - Trivendra Singh Rawat, Rameshwar Chaurasia and Satyendra Kushwaha.
The spokesman said that Shah will be accorded a warm welcome at the Amausi Airport on his arrival on Wednesday.
"The in-charge will stay in the state capital for two days and will meet state office bearers, chairpersons of various cells, regional chiefs and general secretaries and organisational secretaries. Shah will also meet the party workers in the evening on Wednesday," Pathak said. On June 13, he will hold meeting with office bearers of the BJP legislature Party. Though it has not been accepted officially, Shah is also expected to meet former UP chief minister Kalyan Singh at his residence during his two-day stay in the state capital.