GORAKHPUR, Jan. 5 -- Newly-appointed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Pankaj Chaudhary is scheduled to visit the Gorakhnath Temple on Monday. Union minister of state for finance Chaudhary will be making his first visit to the Gorakhnath Mandir since being elected as the state BJP chief, and his first visit to the temple in nearly one and a half years. BJP workers and supporters have planned a grand welcome for Chaudhary at several locations across Gorakhpur and nearby areas. Regional BJP president Sahajanand Rai said preparations are underway for a large-scale reception when Chaudhary arrives at Gorakhpur Airport at 11:00 am on January 5. According to Rai, party workers and supporters will welcome the state president at nearly 80 locations, including major intersections and prominent public places. "The party cadre and local supporters have made elaborate arrangements to welcome our state president at multiple points. This will be a memorable occasion," he said. On Sunday, BJP leaders and workers met at the district BJP office under the leadership of district president Sanjay Pandey to finalise the welcome programme. During his visit, Pankaj Chaudhary is expected to attend several programmes, including a Gurudwara event marking Guru Gobind Singh's Prakash Utsav, and hold meetings with regional party leaders. Party sources said the visit is politically and culturally significant, aimed at strengthening organisational outreach in the Gorakhpur region ahead of upcoming elections. Meanwhile, incomplete construction and widening of a key road in Maharajganj district has sparked discontent among locals and commuters. The poor condition of the Dhneva-Pnewa link road has come under scrutiny ahead of Chaudhary's proposed visit to the district on January 6, with residents questioning the timing and execution of the work....