"Congress disregarded me," claimed CM Ibrahim, a senior Congress leader and former Union Minister, adding that he would declare his next political move soon.
Amit Shah, the Union home minister, wooed a group of community influencers in Western UP on Wednesday, underlining the closeness of their "nationalist" mindset, recalling communal violence in 2013, and promising resolution of their problems and consideration of requests.
Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended a meeting of the BJP's core committee held at the party's headquarters in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Central Election Committee will meet Tuesday to give the list its final clearance.