Adityanath exhorts party workers to become active immediately for upcoming elections and maximise use of social media platforms to counter false narratives
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the party workers and candidates’ overconfidence hurt the BJP’expectations in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh.Adityanath was addressing the BJP’s state executive meeting attended, among others, by the party’s national president and Union minister JP Nadda. This was the first major meeting of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh after the Lok Sabha polls.Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, the party achieved significant successes in Uttar Pradesh in 2014, 2017, 2019, and 2022, consistently pressuring the opposition, Adityanath said.“In 2024, the BJP managed to get the same vote percentage as in the previous elections, but vote- shifting and overconfidence hurt our expectations. The opposition, which had previously been on ventilator, has now got some oxygen,” Adityanath said at the concluding session of the daylong meeting at Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University in Lucknow.HomeLatest NewsCrickitHT PremiumHTCityIndiaWorldEntertainmentTrendingAstrologyLifestyleReal EstateEducationCitiesShop NowIndia Vs ZimbabweBudget 2024Olympics 2024The InterviewVideosPhotosTrendingWeb StoriesBusinessSportsDelhi NewsMumbai NewsBengaluru NewsQuickreadsDaily DigestFollowingGamesBJP UP executive meet: Overconfidence hurt our expectations in polls, says YogiByBrijendra Parashar, LucknowJul 15, 2024 10:50 AM ISTCricket PageAdityanath exhorts party workers to become active immediately for upcoming elections and maximise use of social media platforms to counter false narrativesChief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the party workers and candidates’ overconfidence hurt the BJP’expectations in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addresses the party’s state working committee meeting, in Lucknow, Sunday, July 14, 2024 (PTI)Adityanath was addressing the BJP’s state executive meeting attended, among others, by the party’s national president and Union minister JP Nadda. This was the first major meeting of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh after the Lok Sabha polls.Explore Crickit, your go-to platform to catch the game, anytime, anywhere. Click here!Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, the party achieved significant successes in Uttar Pradesh in 2014, 2017, 2019, and 2022, consistently pressuring the opposition, Adityanath said.“In 2024, the BJP managed to get the same vote percentage as in the previous elections, but vote- shifting and overconfidence hurt our expectations. The opposition, which had previously been on ventilator, has now got some oxygen,” Adityanath said at the concluding session of the daylong meeting at Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University in Lucknow.In the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls, the BJP won 33 seats in Uttar Pradesh, down from 62 it clinched in 2019. The Congress won six seats, while its INDIA bloc ally Samajwadi Party bagged 37 seats from U.P, which sends 80 members to the Lower House of Parliament.Adityanath exhorted all the party members to become active immediately for the upcoming by-elections in 10 assembly constituencies and the 2027 state assembly elections.He called upon Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs, MLAs, MLCs, district panchayat presidents, mayors, block chiefs, chairpersons and others to start preparing for the 2027 assembly elections from today only.“We have to once again hoist the BJP flag in the state,” he said. He stressed that BJP leaders and workers must be super active on social media and counter any rumours immediately.