Vidya Shankar RaiLucknow, June 25 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced its new Uttar Pradesh state executive under state president Pankaj Chaudhary, with the composition of the team reflecting the influence of the party's central leadership, according to BJP sources.

Neeraj Singh is among those who received direct entry into the organization. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's younger son has been directly appointed as the state vice president. Although the elder son, Noida MLA Pankaj Singh, previously served as vice president, he was also removed this time. Neeraj has been included in his place.

Yatindra Sharma is also considered close to top Delhi leaders. Yatindra, who worked for a private channel, has been directly ...