Amit Shah in Lucknow: BJP Begins 2027 UP Election Preparations at State Executive Meeting

Those attending include Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, State President Pankaj Chaudhary, State General Secretary (Organisation) Dharampal Singh, State in-charge Vinod Tawde, and Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak.

The proceedings began with the ceremonial lighting of a lamp. Party leaders were visibly enthusiastic ahead of the Home Minister’s arrival.

Earlier, Shah landed at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport. He was welcomed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, State President Pankaj Chaudhary and Deputy CMs Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak.

First Big Test for the New State Team

The meeting has added significance for the state unit. Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya noted that this is the first state executive committee meeting under Pankaj Chaudhary’s leadership since the new state organisational structure was formed.

Chaudhary said the party would benefit from Shah’s guidance. He added that all party workers would enter the field with renewed vigour to achieve the party’s goals for 2027.

Shah is widely regarded as the BJP’s key organisational and electoral strategist. He is likely to review the current state of the organisation and give guidance on several fronts. These include a strategy to strengthen the party’s grassroots connect, a public outreach plan and a detailed framework for the election campaign.

Sharp Focus on Samajwadi Party

The meeting is expected to focus especially on the BJP’s strategy against the Samajwadi Party and other Opposition parties, and on how to counter their agenda.

Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak said Shah’s address would bring fresh energy to the party’s organisation, including its rank and file. Taking a dig at SP President Akhilesh Yadav, Pathak said the SP should harbour no illusions. He claimed that the people of Uttar Pradesh stand with the BJP and that the party will win an overwhelming majority in the 2027 Assembly elections.

Uttar Pradesh sends the most MPs to the Lok Sabha of any state, so the 2027 contest will be closely watched beyond the state as well. With the election about a year and a half away, the meeting shows the BJP putting its organisation on campaign footing early. The main contest is likely to be between the BJP and the SP-led Opposition.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will address the concluding session of the meeting.

(With inputs from IANS)