Lucknow, June 8 -- : The BJP will prepare report cards of its 257 sitting MLAs in the state and the grading done by state unit president Pankaj Chaudhary will decide whether the sitting lawmakers get a chance to contest the assembly polls, which are less than a year away, according to party sources.

Chaudhary will travel to every district to assess the MLAs' performance and rate them as eligible or ineligible for a party ticket after obtaining feedback from party office bearers following one-on-one sessions. There is also speculation that the polls could be held ahead of schedule.

The assembly seats that the BJP lost to the Samajwadi Party in 2022 will also be under the scanner. The BJP currently has 257 members and the SP 102 in the 40...