Meerut,

21 Feb (HS): With less than a year left for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly

elections, the party has begun working to expand its vote bank. Indications of

this are emerging from Meerut. The BJP has gone on the offensive as part of its

strategy to strengthen its political hold in the Jat-dominated region of

western Uttar Pradesh.

Prime

Minister Narendra Modi will hold a rally in Meerut on Sunday, and the BJP sees

this as a crucial opportunity to expand its Jat vote bank. The BJP will attempt

to leverage this social equation by inaugurating development projects ahead of

the 2027 assembly elections.

Attempt

to woo the Jat vote bank: The rally is believed to be primarily aimed at

re-engaging Jat voters who drifted away from the BJP following the farmers'

protests. Following the inauguration of the Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat Rapid Rail

and the Meerut Metro, the event in Muzaffarnagar is not being considered a mere

formality.

The

party will list its achievements: The BJP is highlighting the Metro and Namo

Bharat projects as achievements of the double engine government and

linking them to a strategy to convey a political message to a wider electorate.

According to party sources, preparations are underway to turn the event into an

electoral show of strength. The BJP has made development, employment, and

organized easternism the cornerstone of its campaign so that the message from

Meerut reaches other parts of the state effectively and the party's vote bank

expands.

The

traffic police have implemented alternative route arrangements for the proposed

visit of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday. The

diversion will be implemented on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway, Yamuna

Expressway, and routes connecting to the Delhi border for the event held at

India Expo Private Limited in Sector 28 of YEIDA.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi