Uttar Pradesh has expanded its cabinet with an eye on smaller OBC and Scheduled Caste communities, using a micro-coalition approach to win incremental electoral gains. The rejig aims to balance caste and geography while blunting Samajwadi Party’s PDA outreach led by Akhilesh Yadav. BJP insiders view it as a pre-assembly strengthening move heading toward the 2027 polls.
Uttar Pradesh’s Yogi Adityanath government is expected to expand its cabinet on Saturday, with new ministers likely joining as the BJP fine-tunes its social and regional strategy for the 2027 Assembly elections. Reports suggest the swearing-in could include two Cabinet ministers and several Ministers of State, aiming for broader caste and regional representation.
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After facing major setbacks in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, the Samajwadi Party has signaled it will sever ties with political consultancy firm I-PAC for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. Founded by Prashant Kishor, I-PAC had earlier been approached to support the party in 2022 where defeat margins were narrow, but the latest decisions suggest a major shift in strategy.
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