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Yogi Adityanath to be next UP CM; Dinesh Sharma, Keshav Prasad Maurya to be Deputy CMs

Newly elected MLAs of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), 312 in total, are scheduled to meet Saturday evening in Lucknow to elect the leader of the state legislature party. The meeting, overseen by union minister Venkaiah Naidu and senior leader Bhupendra Yadav, will take place at 4 pm at the Lok Bhawan. Speculation continues on who the party leadership will select to lead India’s most populous state where the BJP has made a comeback to power after 15 years.
All MLAs will meet at 5 pm to pick the next Chief Minister of the state. Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu and BJP general secretary Bhupendra Yadav will be present at the meeting as party's central observers. 

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