New Delhi, Jan 13 (TIWN) The BJP Central Election Committee (CEC) will meet on Thursday to finalise candidates for Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya, BJP’s UP election in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan and other top leaders were a part of the deliberations at the party headquarters in the national capital. While 58 seats go to the polls in the first phase, 55 seats and 59 seats shall be up for grabs in the second phase and third phase respectively. Also Read - UP Assembly Election 2022: BJP Panel Meet Today to Decide Candidates for 1st Phase and Discuss Poll Strategy  The Core Commitee also discussed Assembly constituencies include Ayodhya where the party may field Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, according to the report in ANI.

However, the final decision on Adityanath’s constituency will be taken in the meeting of the BJP’s Central Election Committee (CEC) on Thursday in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also be present. Also Read - UP Assembly Election 2022: 5 Factors That Would Be In Play In Upcoming Polls  It may be noted Adityanath, who represented the Gorakhpur constituency in the Lok Sabha five times, has never contested Assembly elections and is currently a member of the Legislative Council. Earlier, BJP MP Harnath Singh Yadav had written a letter in this matter demanding Yogi Adityanath to contest the elections from Mathura.  The Core Committee also discussed recent resignations of Uttar Pradesh BJP MLAs including two cabinet ministers at the meeting.