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Following the expansion of the UP working committee to 712 members, the BJP is also seizing on Mallikarjun Kharge’s ‘Modi ka baap’ remark to consolidate its key OBC base for 2027
With Shah’s proposed meetings, the party’s central leadership is expected to take stock of the organisation’s preparedness across regions and deliberate on the political and electoral challenges ahead. File pic
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to hold a series of organisational meetings across Uttar Pradesh as the BJP steps up preparations for the 2027 Assembly elections, with a focus on assessing poll readiness and fine-tuning its strategy amid the evolving political situation.
Shah, widely regarded as the BJP’s top election strategist, is slated to hold meetings across the party’s six organisational regions — Western UP, Braj, Kanpur, Awadh, Kashi and Gorakhpur. The meetings are expected to focus on strengthening the organisation, reviewing election preparedness and discussing the party’s strategy for the politically crucial state, sources said.
The proposed meetings come at a time when the BJP is sharpening its organisational machinery ahead of the Assembly polls. The party is also expected to assess the political implications of recent developments, including the controversy over Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s remarks about the Prime Minister’s father. In Patna, responding angrily to an audience who said, “Modi kahin nahin jayega (PM Narendra Modi won’t go anywhere),” Kharge hit back, saying, “Modi ka baap bhi jayega (Even his father will have to go)”.
The controversy could provide the BJP with an opportunity to sharpen its political messaging around PM Modi’s personal background and the Opposition’s approach towards him. Modi belongs to the Other Backward Classes (OBC) community, which accounts for an estimated 42-45 per cent of Uttar Pradesh’s electorate, making the community a key constituency in the state’s electoral arithmetic.
Whether and how the BJP incorporates the controversy into its campaign messaging remains to be seen. The issue, however, comes as the party prepares to consolidate its support base and counter the Opposition’s political narrative ahead of the polls.
BJP Expands UP State Working Committee
The proposed meetings also come against the backdrop of the BJP’s organisational expansion in Uttar Pradesh. On Monday, the party announced a 712-member state working committee, significantly larger than the 445-member body announced in 2021.
At A Glance
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is slated to hold organisational meetings across the BJP’s six regions in Uttar Pradesh for the 2027 Assembly elections.
The OBC community accounts for an estimated 42-45 per cent of the electorate in Uttar Pradesh.
The BJP announced a 712-member state working committee, which is larger than the 445-member body announced in 2021.
The Gorakhpur region holds the highest representation in the state working committee with 120 members.
The BJP won 255 of the 403 seats in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
The expanded committee has representation across all six organisational regions where Shah is expected to hold meetings, underscoring the party’s effort to strengthen its presence across the state ahead of the elections.
The Gorakhpur region, the political stronghold of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has the highest representation in the state working committee, with 120 members.
The expansion is part of the BJP’s broader effort to mobilise its cadre and strengthen its organisational network ahead of what is expected to be a closely watched electoral contest in 2027.
With Shah’s proposed meetings, the party’s central leadership is expected to take stock of the organisation’s preparedness across regions and deliberate on the political and electoral challenges ahead.
The BJP’s performance in Uttar Pradesh will be crucial to its broader political positioning, making the state a central focus of the party’s preparations in the run-up to the next Assembly elections.
The BJP won 255 of the 403 seats in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, while its ally Apna Dal (Sonelal) won 12 seats and the Nishad Party won six.
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