From Vetting Candidates to Keeping Dissidents Busy, How BJP Strategists Ensured Return of Yogi in UP

dedicated team of leaders, backed by a strong organisational unit, has ensured Bharatiya Janata Party’s return to power in Uttar Pradesh. From micro-managing issues like who needs to campaign in which region to countering Opposition allegations, leaders like Dharmendra Pradhan, Anurag Thakur and Sunil Bansal worked for the success of the party in the state.

Here’s a look at how the BJP’s backroom boys went about the task:

DHARMENDRA PRADHAN

The BJP’s UP election in-charge, Dharmendra Pradhan camped in Uttar Pradesh for the past several months. Coordinating between the central and state leadership, he ensured smooth strategy implementation in the state to facilitate the return of the Yogi Adityanath government.