With his eyes set on the 2019 general elections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended a workshop here to analyse the reasons behind Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s defeat in recently held by-elections in Kairana, Phoolpur and Gorakhpur parliamentary constituencies.
The CM reached the venue at 11.30 am on Tuesday at Raj Kumar Goel Institute of Technology (RKGIT).
Responding to the questions of the media persons, the CM said that his Government is working day and night for the welfare of the masses. law and order situation has improved.
Replying to a question on Kairana, the CM said, “The vote share of BJP increased from 40 to 46 per cent in Kairana but we lost”.
According to a BJP leader, the meeting took stock of the current political situation and discussed strategy to increase the vote percentage up to 50 per cent. The focus of the party is to get the half of votes polled and let the Opposition fight for the rest, he said.
The workshop was attended by the officer bearers of Western Uttar Pradesh including union ministers Mahesh Sharma, General (retd) VK Singh, Noida MlA Pankaj Singh, former union minister Sanjeev Balyan and Ghaziabad MlAs including Sunil Sharma, Ajit Pal Tyagi and others.