LUCKNOW, Oct. 4 -- The BJP's announcement of election of the state president in Gujarat and appointment of the working state chief in Jharkhand has once again brought the spotlight back on Uttar Pradesh, where the suspense over the new party chief is stretching into months despite the state being central to national politics.

The BJP's central leadership on Thursday announced the programme for the election of the state president in Gujarat where minister and OBC leader Jagdish Vishwakarma was the only candidate to file nomination papers for the post on Friday, a party leader said.

The announcement of the new name is scheduled for Saturday.

Similarly, the party's central leadership on Friday appointed Ravindra Kumar Rai as the working p...