In Battle For UP, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh Go To Grassroot Level

Sources said the leaders will be in direct contact with all booth leaders and advise them on getting voters to booths.

The high-powered trio of Amit Shah, JP Nadda and Rajnath Singh will be guiding troops at the grassroot level in six key regions in the upcoming battle for Uttar Pradesh. Mr Shah will be operating across western UP and Brij, and Rajnath Singh in eastern Uttar Pradesh where the party wants to expand its influence. The areas he will look after will include Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency Varanasi and Awadh. JP Nadda will direct troops in Kanpur and Gorakhpur -- the turf of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and therefore, the party's backyard.

After a strategy session attended by state and central government ministers earlier today -- where the election schedule for Prime Minister Narendra Modi were also discussed -- sources said the leaders will be in direct contact with all booth leaders and advise them on getting voters to booths.

Sources said Rajnath Singh will attend the booth president conference in Sitapur and Jaunpur on November 25. BJP chief JP Nadda will visit Uttar Pradesh on November 22 and 23. He will attend the booth president conference in Gorakhpur on November 22 and in Kanpur on November 23.

Dates for Amit Shah's conferences with booth presidents in Brij and western UP are being finalised.