Lucknow, Oct 30 (HS): Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a former BJP MP and past

president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), has been appointed for

the first time to the BJP’s Uttar Pradesh state executive committee. The news

arises almost three months after a Delhi court cleared him in a sexual harassment

case brought by several women wrestlers.Sources indicate that Singh’s name is

included in the newly formed state executive committee approved by UP BJP

president Pankaj Chaudhary on October 26. The panel was established prior to a

meeting set for Friday in Lucknow, where the party will deliberate on its

approach for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is

set to speak at the opening session of the full-day meeting, whereas Chief

Minister Yogi Adityanath will provide the closing remarks. The office-bearers

of the BJP in the state convened on Thursday to finalize the agenda.Singh is

one of seven BJP leaders from Gonda district appointed to the state executive

committee. He is a former MP and a committed leader whose political

career spans more than forty years. However, this marks the first

occasion he has been appointed to the BJP state executive committee, the

report stated, referencing a party official. Sources indicated that although

Singh has been a six-time MP, he had not held any role in the BJP’s national organization

or its state unit. The inclusion comes prior to an important strategy meeting in Lucknow for the

2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, which includes

speeches by Union Home Minister Amit

Shah and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi