Maurya, dy CM rewarded for BJP win in UP

Keshav Prasad Maurya, named as one of the two deputy chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, was rewarded for working tirelessly to galvanise support for the BJP on the ground, becoming the OBC face of the party in the state. Representing Phulpur in the Lok Sabha, Maurya, 47, has seen his career graph rise steadily in the party. He was said to be one of the top contenders for the chief ministership after the landslide victory secured by the party in the state.

Associated with RSS and the VHP from an early age, Maurya's life bears an uncanny similarity to that of PM Narendra Modi. Both, as young men from poor families, helped their fathers sell tea.