Yogi Adityanath is currently a member of the legislative assembly
New Delhi:
The BJP, facing a rebellion in its ranks with the departures of six leaders in the past two days in Uttar Pradesh, is considering removing Yogi Adityanath from Ayodhya in the council polls, said the information resource. The sources added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will sign the proposal.
The 49-year-old minister is from Eastern UP and has been a Lok Sabha MP 5 times from Gorakhpur. For now, however, Eastern UP is in turmoil as OBC leaders abandon the BJP.
Ayodhya, sources said, checking many boxes because of the ongoing Ram temple construction has boosted its political profile towards the BJP. It also allows the Heads to capitalize on and further build their brands as Hindutva icons. The temple town is located in the Awadh region where the Samajwadi Party has a very strong tradition.
The Ayodhya seat is currently represented on the council by Ved Prakash Gupta of BJP.
A marathon 10-hour meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party Core Committee on Uttar Pradesh Council polls was held on Tuesday in which Union Home Minister Amit Shah conducted evaluate the industry and get feedback from the region on the state of affairs. .
The possibility of Prime Minister Uttar Pradesh running for election from Ayodhya was raised at the meeting.
The minister wearing a saffron robe is currently a member of the legislative assembly. He has said recently that he is open to contesting council polls from wherever the party’s top counterpart decides.
The BJP’s Central Election Committee, whose members include Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is likely to meet soon to finalize candidates for a large number of seats, including those who go to the polls in the two the first phase on February 10 and 14.
Uttar Pradesh – the politically highly regarded state – goes to the polls in seven batches, starting on February 10. Votes will be counted on March 10.
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