BJP President Amit Shah to visit Lucknow on Aug 19

, July 28: BJP national president

would be visiting Lucknow on August 19 on his first trip to the city after being elevated to the top post of the party.

"Our national president Amit Shah will be visiting Lucknow on August 19," BJP spokesman Vijay Bahadur Pathak said. He said that "on the same day a big convention of the workers would be held, which would be addressed by Shah".

Pathak said that a meeting of the in-charges appointed for by-elections in Uttar Pradesh was held today which was addressed by state president Laxmi Kant Bajpai and organisational general secretary Sunil Bansal.

During the meeting, discussions were held on the preparation for bypolls on one Lok Sabha and 12 Assembly seats in the state, he said.

PTI