BJP-led NDA's ‘simple formula’ for 2027 Uttar Pradesh polls as Nitin Nabin meets party leaders, allies

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is signaling an early and unified push for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, scheduled for early next year. National BJP president Nitin Nabin met with leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners in Lucknow, asserting the party's capability to contest independently while stressing the importance of alliance coordination.

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The Bharatiya Janata Party is capable of fighting elections. We will ensure that all NDA constituents continue to work together to make Uttar Pradesh an 'Uttam Pradesh.'

Nabin projected confidence that the NDA would secure a "thumping majority" in the 2027 elections, attributing this optimism to the "spirit of service" demonstrated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. He stated, "We will ensure that all NDA constituents continue to work together to make Uttar Pradesh an 'Uttam Pradesh.'"

The strategy discussion included former state BJP presidents, focusing on preparations to "repeat the 2017 performance." Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya emphasized the collaborative effort between the government and the organization to achieve an even greater victory than in 2017. He also criticized opposition parties, particularly the Samajwadi Party, accusing them of promoting "goonda raj, mafia raj, dynastic politics or riots" and promising development, good governance, and security instead.

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Our leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, have worked for the people with a spirit of service. We are fully confident that in the 2027 Assembly elections, the NDA alliance will form the government with a thumping majority.

Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, another former state BJP president, downplayed the BJP's reduced performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, pointing to recent by-election victories as proof of preparedness. He expressed confidence that the BJP would secure a larger mandate in Uttar Pradesh in 2027 than in 2017, suggesting that a "negative agenda does not succeed repeatedly."

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We discussed that the government and the organisation will work together to repeat the 2017 performance and secure an even bigger victory in 2027. All our NDA allies will remain united.

The BJP's benchmark for success in Uttar Pradesh remains the 2017 assembly elections, where the NDA coalition, including the BJP, Apna Dal (Sonelal), and the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP), won 325 out of 403 seats. While the BJP retained power in 2022 with a reduced majority, the party aims to recapture its dominant position in the upcoming polls.

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The people of Uttar Pradesh do not want goonda raj, mafia raj, dynastic politics or riots. They want development, good governance and security.