PM chairs 3rd poll meet, final BJP list likely soon

The fifth and final list of BJP candidates, including those who would face the poll battle in first phase, is likely to be announced soon as the party's third central election committee meeting in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was held on Saturday. Top BJP leaders including PM Modi, party president JP Nadda, home minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath Singh, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, deputy CMs Brijesh Pathak and Keshav Prasad Maurya, and other committee members were present at the meeting.