Amid reshuffle buzz, Vinod Tawde holds back-to-back political meetings
Sources said the flurry of meetings comes at a crucial time, as the party looks to fine-tune its strategy and address organisational gaps ahead of a high-stakes election.
UP BJP reshuffle talks have gained momentum with Vinod Tawde holding key meetings in Lucknow, while state chief Pankaj Chaudhary met Amit Shah in Delhi. (File Photo)
Amid growing buzz over a Cabinet reshuffle and organisational changes in Uttar Pradesh ahead of next year’s Assembly polls, BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde held a series of high-level meetings with senior party leaders in Lucknow on Sunday. This comes three months after Union Home Minister Amit Shah had held a closed-door meeting with senior leaders at the party headquarters in Lucknow in January.
Tawde met state BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak and several Cabinet ministers and senior party functionaries as well as senior women functionaries, both in the organisation and in the government. Meanwhile, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath away campaigning in West Bengal, Tawde is expected to meet him on Monday.
Late in the evening, Chaudhary also flew to Delhi, where he met senior party leaders and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Sources said the flurry of meetings comes at a crucial time, as the party looks to fine-tune its strategy and address organisational gaps ahead of a high-stakes election. Party leaders said one of the significant tasks ahead is also to take a final call on the appointment of “suitable party workers and leaders” as chairpersons and Board members for several corporations that have been lying vacant for some time.
Soon after the first round of meetings with Tawde at the BJP headquarters in Lucknow, Pankaj Chaudhary posted on X, “Today, at the BJP State office in Lucknow, a cordial welcome was extended to the Rajya Sabha MP and National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party Vinod Tawde ji. During this time, meaningful discussions took place on various contemporary issues and the strengthening of the organisation.”
Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, who reached the party office earlier in the day to meet Tawde, said the organisational process was ongoing and expressed confidence that the BJP would return to power with a full majority. “This is neither new nor is it sudden. Organisational process keeps on going as we all work on our party leadership’s directions. More significantly, pro-poor schemes initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi have reached the masses, while law and order under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is being praised in every household. Now, polls are near. The BJP will form the government in full majority again, just like the record created in 2017.”
Since the appointment of Pankaj Chaudhary as state BJP chief last year, the party is yet to name his team that would include vice-presidents, general secretaries, secretaries, as well as heads of regional teams. Sources said Tawde’s visit is expected to pave the way for these long-pending appointments, signalling that the party is moving into election mode.
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