BJP prepares roadmap for parliamentary polls in UP

Senior leaders will now consult party cadres and supporters and make a list of prominent people they want as contestants from Uttar Pradesh.

Some leaders feel that famous personalities from various fields should be pitched in the state to gain maximum advantage.

Party insiders told IANS that there was unanimity that if the Gujarat chief minister contests from Uttar Pradesh, the party's fortunes would definitely become better.

"While this is a matter that the party national leadership needs to take a call on, there is no doubt that there is support for Narendra bhai. If he chooses to contest from Uttar Pradesh, we will touch our past performances of the 1990s," said a senior party leader.

"People are favouring Modi everywhere and Uttar Pradesh is no different. They see him (Modi) as someone who will usher in development and that is a path-breaking phenomenon as far as Uttar Pradesh politics is concerned," said state BJP spokesman Vijay Bahadur Pathak.