It also offers clues about the party’s strategy ahead of the 2027 contest. New Delhi: With the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election around six months away, the newly constituted national team of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has put its choices from the state under the spotlight. The line-up brings together leaders from different regions and social groups.
Despite losing the 2024 election, the party has given him an important responsibility. “The success the Samajwadi Party achieved through PDA in 2024 boosted the Opposition’s morale. The Congress and the Samajwadi Party appear ready to contest the 2027 election together.
The BJP’s new team can therefore also be seen as an attempt to strengthen its social and regional balance in response to the PDA,” he said.
The state has received representation in the national team in keeping with that importance,” he said. We expect to benefit from this energy in the election,” he said. One reason could be his Brahmin background and the attempt to promote a relatively young face,” Rai said. Dwivedi said his elevation was based on organisational work rather than electoral calculations. The party keeps assigning responsibilities based on the work,” he said. So it is difficult to expect much impact from this organisational move,” he said.
Among the prominent names from Uttar Pradesh in BJP President Nitin Nabin’s team are former Union Minister Smriti Irani, former Basti MP Harish Dwivedi, former Dhaurahra MP Rekha Verma, Rajya Sabha MPs Sangeeta Yadav and Amar Pal Maurya, Bulandshahr MP Dr Bhola Singh, former Aligarh Muslim University Vice-Chancellor Tariq Mansoor and BJP Minority Morcha President Kunwar Basit Ali. “The BJP’s national team is not formed to counter the narrative of any regional party. Uttar Pradesh is politically very important. The state has the highest number of Lok Sabha seats, so its role is naturally significant. He acknowledged that the timing could energise the party ahead of the assembly poll. “The election has no direct connection with this. But it certainly creates enthusiasm among BJP workers. “Harish is an organisation man. His political journey began with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, followed by the BJP Yuva Morcha and then the national organisation. “The BJP is a cadre-based party, and whenever the party gives someone a responsibility, it is based on the worker’s ability and capacity. The organisation has continuously supported me. I am presently the in-charge of Assam and was also given responsibility for the local body elections in Rajasthan. Rai sees the BJP’s new team in that context. “The BJP hopes to establish a place among Pasmanda Muslims who are beneficiaries of its welfare schemes. This effort is visible at the national level. However, at the state level, the chief minister continues to emphasise Hindutva politics.
