Lucknow, Dec. 14 -- in his maiden speech after being appointed as the Uttar Pradesh BJP president, Pankaj Chaudhary emphasised the importance of the party organisation and dedicated workers.

"The organisation is supreme, every order of the organisation will be accepted. Karyakartas (workers) are most important, without dedicated workers everything is meaningless," he said at the BJP's 'Sangathan Parv' at Ram Manohar Lohia Law University, Ashiana.

Asserting that there is no room for family or caste-based politics in the party, Chaudhary said, "It is possible only in the BJP that a common worker like me gets such a big responsibility."

"Workers are the real strength of the party. I have won all my elections with their support," he said, ...