With Union Minister of State Pankaj Chaudhary set to be elected unopposed as the next Uttar Pradesh BJP president, he would take charge of the state party unit at a crucial time ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.
Several challenges await Chaudhary, some of which arise out of the BJP’s below par performances in the 2024 Lok Sabha and the 2022 Assembly elections in the state amid the principal Opposition Samajwadi Party (SP)’s PDA – picchda (backward), Dalit, and alpsankhyak (minorities) – push. Here is a look at five challenges facing the new UP BJP chief.The first crucial task for Chaudhary would be to ensure effective coordination and communication between the BJP organisation and the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led party government in the state.
After the setback in 2024 Lok Sabha elections, when the BJP saw its seat tally almost halved from its 2019 performance, the party’s internal assessment found that “lack of enthusiasm of party workers” was among major factors behind it.
In the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP won 33 seats of the state’s 80 as against the SP’s 37. In 2019, the BJP had won 62 seats as compared to the SP’s five seats.
