Amit Shah Attends BJP War Room Meeting On Upcoming Assembly Polls
NDTV
Five states are expected to have assembly elections in February and March -- Punjab, Goa, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
Led by Union Minister Amit Shah, the BJP held a meeting at its war-room in Delhi to discuss the coming round of state elections early next year. Five states are expected to have assembly elections in February and March -- Punjab, Goa, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
The party already rules in four states barring Punjab and they are hoping for a comfortable comeback in at least three. The only possible challenge is expected to lie in the huge, politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh.
Several months ago, the BJP had to put in its best efforts to quieten the murmurs of dissent against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, one of its most prominent leaders. But no sooner than allies like Apna Dal and a section of its own leaders fell in line, Lakhimpur Kheri happened.
Two days ago, senior BJP leaders from the state had met party chief JP Nadda in Delhi. The agenda of the four-hour meet, sources said, was the possible fallout of the events of October 3 -- the running over of four protesting farmers allegedly by Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra.
