Despite initial opposition from the Sangh, it is almost sure that Amit Shah will become BJP’s next party president. Sources reveal that Mohan Bhagwat himself had issues with his name for the seat, asking how both the prime minister and the BJP president are from the same state. But Modi has clearly stated that he is more of a UP face after his win from Varanasi, just like Atal Bihari Vajpayee is from Madhya Pradesh but his political strategies were always about UP. So sure is Amit Shah of becoming the party president that he has already started working on forming his team and there are indications that under him, M J Akbar may become the National General Secretary of the party.