Lucknow, June 26 -- After days of speculation and a consultative process involving chief minister Yogi Adityanath, UP BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary and the party's state general secretary (organisation) Dharampal with inputs from the Centre, the party announced its new state executive on Thursday, putting in place a young team with an eye on the 2027 state assembly polls and conveying a message of generational shift. With 32 new faces, the new team reflects an emphasis on efficiency, the capacity to work hard, and the hunger to make a mark. The revamped team, which will work under the leadership of Pankaj Chaudhary, who is also the Union minister of state for finance, has 19 state vice-presidents, eight state general secretaries and 19 state secretaries. While a sizable number of faces in the new list fall in the 40-45 years age bracket, 14 old-timers have retained their places. The inclusion of defence minister Rajnath Singh's son Neeraj Singh and rebel Samajwadi Party MLA Pooja Pal as state vice-presidents and the elevation of Abhijat Mishra to the post of state general secretary ensures the reshuffle is not just an administrative exercise, but a politically significant reset in the run-up to the polls. Neeraj, in the 40- 45 years age bracket, has been politically active in Lucknow where he has been seen at all political events of the party for the past several years. His inclusion is being attributed to his hard work. Pooja Pal, wife of BSP MLA Raju Pal who was killed in Prayagraj in 2005, has been inducted into the state executive as vice-president, over 10 months after she was expelled from the SP in August 2025 for praising chief minister Yogi Adityanath. Ankur Sharma of Bulandshahr is another youth leader who has found a place as state secretary. Yatendra Sharma of Hathras has also been appointed state secretary. Regional presidents have also been declared for West, Braj, Kanpur, Awadh, Kashi, and Gorakhpur. The elevation of Abhijat Mishra, in the 45 to 50 years age group, to the post of state general secretary from secretary, further shows the party's emphasis on giving prominence to young leaders. In the BJP's organisational structure, the general secretary's role is central to political coordination, organisational management and election preparation, making Mishra's elevation one of the more key decisions in the new team....