After meeting Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP Chief JP Nadda, amid reports of growing dissent among the party in Uttar Pradesh over the state government’s handling of the pandemic, reports NDTV.

  • The meeting comes eight months before UP goes for Legislative Assembly elections in early 2022.
  • Adityanath’s two-day visit to New Delhi comes after BJP General Secretary B.L Santosh visited UP last month and reported a lack of coordination between BJP and the state government, and growing dissent among party workers against the handling of the pandemic, as per The Print.

Why it matters: Looking at the growing criticism of the Yogi Adityanath government, rumors have it that a re-shuffle in the cabinet is possible in the Assembly elections next year, as reported by India Today.

  • However, sources say that the party is not looking to replace Yogi Adityanath, but other changes are likely.