Bharatiya Janata Party national president Nitin Nabin is expected to undertake a whirlwind tour of the state, beginning with western Uttar Pradesh, possibly next week close on the heels of national general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh and state in-charge Vinod Tawde concluding their two-day Lucknow visit on Saturday after a series of organisational meetings.
The back-to-back visits by the party’s top organisational leadership come as the BJP steps up preparations for the 2027 assembly elections and seeks to get a clear picture of its position on the ground through a combination of organisational certification, feedback from voters as well as workers and direct interaction with the cadre. Meanwhile, the BJP is also gearing up for a fortnight-long outreach campaign beginning September 17, coinciding with the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Because the BJP is not relying merely on reports from its organisational units, the exercise, according to observers, assumes significance.
Recently, it completed a statewide verification campaign to establish whether its grassroots machinery is active on the ground or exists only on paper. The feedback exercise is not confined to the party organisation. Senior BJP office bearers have also begun travelling to districts, combining the task of highlighting the Modi and Yogi governments’ achievements and welfare schemes with collecting feedback from voters and local party workers.
The ‘Seva Pakhwada’ campaign will be used as an opportunity before the polls to expand contact with people and showcase the good works of the Modi and Yogi governments while countering the Opposition’s narrative.
“Earleir, the national president was expected to begin his western UP tour from September 12 but that did not materialise. party functionaries said the national president was likely to hold meetings with state and regional leaders as well as grassroots workers to take stock of the organisation and the political situation While his programme is yet to be formally announced. Nabin’s western UP tour is likely to be the first leg of the wider exercise under which he is expected to visit all six organisational regions of the party —Awadh, Kanpur-Bundelkhand, Braj, Paschim (west), Kashi and Goraksh regions — one by one.
Now, we expect him to come any day this month only, of course after pre-announcement of the rescheduled programme,” said Ashok Katariya, a senior BJP leader from western UP and member of Legislative Council, over the phone.
