BJP is mulling 3 deputy CMs for Uttar Pradesh. Party may still consider former deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya. Keshav Prasad Maurya lost from the Sirathu constituency. Other names include Dinesh Sharma, Party state unit chief Swatantra Dev Singh and AK Sharma also being considered for the post. Party may consider a woman deputy CM in the state. BJP has retained power in Uttar Pradesh after winning NDA won 273 seats in the state Assembly elections.