The core committee of the Uttar Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to be expanded. Former BJP state president and Jal Shakti Minister in Yogi Adityanath government, Swatantra Dev Singh is likely to be inducted in the core committee.
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had praised Swatantra Dev Singh while welcoming the new BJP state president Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary on August 29. The chief minister had said, “Swatantra Dev Singh will not be ‘let free’.” Later, Swatantra Dev Singh, even though not a member, was invited to the core committee meeting held at the chief minister’s residence.
According to sources, Swatantra Dev Singh is likely to get a key role in the UP BJP core committee formed to coordinate with the organisation and the government.
The UP BJP core committee’s expansion is expected soon, with several rounds of meetings already conducted. Sources suggest there were discussions on expanding the core committee members from five to eight. The three new members could include a member from the Dalit community, a woman and Swatantra Dev Singh. Currently, there are five members in the core committee — Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, UP BJP state president Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary and party’s general secretary (organisation) Dharampal Saini.
The purpose of this committee is to take up key responsibilities such as coordinating between the government and the organization and sending the inputs to the central leadership by putting its final seal on the important decisions at the state level. The committee has to give its opinion on the decisions by coordinating with the BJP organisation, the government, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its affiliated organisations.
Swatantra Dev Singh is currently the state Jal Shakti Minister in the Yogi government. Recently, he had resigned from the post of party state president and the leader of the Legislative Council. Earlier, it was being speculated that Swatantra Dev Singh would no longer be involved in the decisions of the BJP organisation.