Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address around 28,500 party representatives at the Uttar Pradesh BJP's state executive committee meeting in Lucknow today, as the party steps up preparations for the 2027 Assembly elections. Shah is expected to focus on the party's previous electoral successes, booth management and social equations, and lay out a strategy for winning the next Assembly polls.The meeting, being held at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, will bring together senior BJP leaders, elected representatives and organisational functionaries from across the state.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will deliver the concluding address, while Shah will be the main speaker.The gathering comes as the BJP looks to strengthen its organisational machinery and build momentum ahead of the politically crucial 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The party is expected to discuss its organisational work, government welfare schemes and future political agenda.The meeting assumes significance as the recent Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council elections saw the BJP win six of the 11 seats, while the Samajwadi Party (SP) secured five, increasing its tally from three in 2020.
The SP's performance in Varanasi is also significant for the BJP. The party retained both the Teachers' and Graduates' constituencies, including the Varanasi Teachers' seat, which falls in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency.
The results have added political buzz ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.AMIT SHAH TO FOCUS ON BJP'S PREVIOUS ELECTION VICTORIESShah is expected to share the party's winning formula from the 2014, 2017 and 2019 elections, with particular emphasis on booth management and social equations. The focus will be on translating the party's previous electoral experience into a strategy for the 2027 Assembly elections.
The meeting is also expected to give the party an opportunity to review its organisational work and prepare a roadmap for the coming months. The BJP has been looking to strengthen its network on the ground, involving booth-level workers, office-bearers and other organisational functionaries.The meeting follows a series of political engagements by senior BJP leaders in Uttar Pradesh this month.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to visit Varanasi on October 25, while BJP national president Nitin Nabin was scheduled to attend an event organised by Om Prakash Rajbhar in Azamgarh on October 27. Shah's two-day Lucknow visit today and tomorrow is part of the party's wider organisational push in the state.28,500 PARTY REPRESENTATIVES INVITED TO MEETINGAround 28,500 representatives have been invited to attend the state executive committee meeting, making it a major organisational gathering for the Uttar Pradesh BJP.Those expected to participate include Union ministers from Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak, state ministers, MPs, MLAs and members of the Legislative Council.The list also includes candidates who contested the 2024 Lok Sabha and 2022 Assembly elections, national and state-level office-bearers, members of the state executive committee, and presidents and general secretaries of regional and district units.
Office-bearers of the party's various fronts have also been invited.BJP state president and Union Minister Pankaj Chaudhary will chair the meeting. State BJP in-charge Vinod Tawde, co-in-charges Jagdish Patel, Medha Kulkarni, Anant Ojha and Pradeep Verma are also scheduled to attend.BJP TO DISCUSS ORGANISATIONAL WORK, GOVERNMENT SCHEMESThe meeting will review the party's organisational activities and discuss its future action plan in Uttar Pradesh.
According to Chaudhary, the discussions will cover welfare schemes and key decisions taken by the Centre and the state government, along with initiatives related to public service, good governance and the welfare of the poor.These issues will be taken up through a political resolution, following which the party will announce its future agenda.Ahead of the meeting, BJP state general secretary Dharampal Singh emphasised detailed preparations, teamwork and coordination to ensure its smooth conduct. He called for the gathering to be organised in a disciplined and systematic manner, with its message reaching across Uttar Pradesh.Chaudhary has also directed party leaders to ensure arrangements for registration, food, transport and other logistical requirements, with responsibilities assigned for different tasks.With the 2027 Assembly elections approaching, the Lucknow meeting is expected to serve as an important platform for the BJP leadership to assess its organisational preparedness and communicate its electoral priorities to party representatives across Uttar Pradesh.- Ends