Former bureaucrat and PM Modi's aide appointed UP BJP vice-president

Lucknow, June 19: Former IAS officer Arvind Kumar Sharma, considered close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was on Saturday named Uttar Pradesh BJP's Vice President amid reports of dissent in UP.

A Gujarat cadre officer hailing from Uttar Pradesh, Sharma had long been one of the trusted bureaucrats of Modi since his tenure as Gujarat chief minister.

He also served in key positions in the PMO after Modi became prime minister in 2014.