The reorganization of the council of ministers has seen Uttar Pradesh join with 15 members keeping in mind the upcoming assembly elections in the state, crucial to the BJP’s fortunes and facing a catastrophic outcome ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. will be seen as . While the Kurmis have been duly represented, the Yogi ministry is also expected to be reshuffled and some regional parties such as Nishad The leaders of the organization and Rajbhar community are likely to get berths. The expulsion of Santosh Gangwar, a junior minister with independent charge for labor, is a clear indication that state leaders will need to rally behind Yogi and accept him as the leader.
Similarly entry and rise of Shobha Karandlaje in Karnataka and expulsion of senior party leader exit Sadananda Gowda This is another message that the party is in no mood to make Yediyurappa its face in the state. Seen as an effective and spirited leader, his selection is a setback to the campaign to destabilize Yeddyurappa. The party high command did not pay heed to it and the dissidents were told that the performance of the state government had been satisfactory. Obviously, his misunderstanding about the role of CM’s son Vijayendra has not diminished.
Even top BJP leaders in Maharashtra and Gujarat are treading cautiously with a long-term plan. The presence of Narayan Rane as a cabinet minister is a strong message to the Shiv Sena that the BJP is preparing itself to contest elections on its own in future. The Konkan stalwart, Rane has had a direct clash with the Shiv Sena, which has a strong presence in the region.
The growth of Mansukh Mandaviya and Purushottam Rupala, who belong to the pivotal Patidar community, can also be seen in the light of the assembly elections in Gujarat due later next year. The Patidar movement gave a tough competition to the BJP in the 2017 assembly elections. saffron party narrowly won in the home state of Modi and Shah.
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