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But this is an internal party matter which can be easily solved with the intervention of senior leaders,” a source in the BJP told TOI.However, the party has officially denied that the two senior leaders are going to be in Meerut to iron out internal differences among local leaders.“Now we are fully into election mode and western UP districts figure in the first phase. People in Bulandshahr’s Mahip Jangeer village of Sikandrabad, which falls in Gautam Buddh Nagar seat, can be seen saying in the video, “We welcome the BJP in 2019, but if Mahesh Sharma contests from the Gautam Buddh Nagar seat, let alone votes, we wouldn’t even offer him a glass of water.” Senior leaders' visit to finalise poll strategy: BJP spokespersonMeerut: Bharatiya Janata Party national president Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath will camp in Meerut on Tuesday night to “iron out internal squabbles over selection of candidates”.According to sources, a couple of closed-door meetings will take place to ensure cohesive participation of party workers in the first phase of polls set to take place on April 11.Ever since the announcement of candidates, several west UP constituencies, including Meerut, Kairana, Bulandshahr, Gautam Budh Nagar, Amroha etc, have witnessed protests.“Most of those filing nominations are the sitting MPs, so a few party leaders may develop discontentment for not getting chance. So senior leaders visiting the city to discuss strategy and implementing it on the ground should not be a surprise,” said Alok Sisodia, BJP spokesperson for west UP.On Saturday, Vineet Sharda, senior BJP leader and state convenor for UP Vyapar Prakoshth (traders’ cell), had openly criticised the central leadership’s decision to field sitting MP Rajendra Agrawal for the third time “leaving virtually no scope for other party workers who have worked hard for decades”.Similar protests were witnessed in other districts of the region too.A video of people protesting against Union minister Mahesh Sharma had gone viral on the social media last week..