In the midst of turbulence in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi today, as criticism of him and his government’s handling of the crisis grows.
The meeting at Prime Minister Modi’s house lasted over an hour.
“Today, I had the honour of meeting with Prime Minister Modi and receiving his advice. I really appreciate him taking time out of his hectic schedule for the meeting and advice “Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath posted a photo of himself with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Hindi.
Yogi Adityanath next proceeded to the home of BJP chief JP Nadda, where he met with him for approximately 1.5 hours.
JP Nadda tweeted in Hindi, “Met Uttar Pradesh’s brilliant Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.”
Since yesterday, Yogi Adityanath has held back-to-back sessions with Delhi’s leadership. He had a 90-minute discussion with Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday. With less than a year till the next administration in Uttar Pradesh is elected, the BJP has ramped up efforts to resolve internal divisions.
According to reports, the party is not considering removing Yogi Adityanath, but other changes are probable.
The discussions today came almost a week after BL Santosh, a senior BJP official, led a central mission to Uttar Pradesh to collect input and conduct a review in meetings with ministers, MLAs, MPs, and the Chief Minister.
Dattatreya Hosabale, a prominent leader of the BJP’s ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), proposed the feedback session after feeling discontent among the cadre during his visit.
Because of Yogi Adityanath’s inaccessibility to state MPs and MLAs, as well as his bad management of the epidemic, divisions have surfaced.
Jitin Prasada, the BJP’s most high-profile newcomer, is expected to play a crucial role in the reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh. The 47-year-old man was the Congress’ leading Brahmin face in Uttar Pradesh, and Brahmins account for around 13% of the state’s votes. On Wednesday, he resigned from his two-decade-long political party, eliciting strong reactions from Congress stalwarts like Kapil Sibal.
According to reports, former bureaucrat AK Sharma, who is believed to be one of PM Modi’s allies, might be given a key post in the UP administration.
