UP is not a cakewalk and we will need our most experienced leader at the helm and nobody knows UP like Rajnath Singh. Once the operation is successful, they will hail Rajnath Singh as a hero in the media. "Rajnath Singh had accompanied the Prime Minister during his rally in Saharanpur last month, to mark two years of the Modi government. MEERUT: Amidst the tussle among UP BJP leaders, local leaders told TOI that home minister Rajnath Singh is emerging as a favorite among the state unit to head the party campaign as its CM candidate in the 2017 assembly elections. The local party leaders and workers will easily rally behind him.

Source: Times of India June 12, 2016 09:58 UTC