Lucknow: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Saturday said he is confident of a BJP win in the assembly polls next year, asserting that party workers are fully prepared for the elections.
"The way the double engine government Modi-Yogi duo has transformed Uttar Pradesh into Uttam Pradesh, Lotus will bloom in Uttar Pradesh, which is home to cities of Kashi Vishwanath, Ayodhya and Mathura," Nabin told PTI Videos.
Nabin was warmly welcomed as he arrived in Lucknow on a two-day visit on Saturday, during which he is expected to hold a series of meetings with senior leaders to streamline the party's plan for the assembly polls.
"Based on the enthusiasm we saw today among the party workers across Lucknow and the entire state, we can say with certainty that the BJP workers are fully prepared for 2027," Nabin said, responding to his party's prospects in the 2027 assembly polls.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath welcomed Nabin at the airport. UP BJP chief Pankaj Chaudhary, both Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak along with other UP ministers were present to receive the BJP chief at the airport.
After his arrival in Lucknow, a grand roadshow to party headquarters began as leaders and workers lined up to welcome the BJP president. Some party workers were also seen standing on a bulldozer from where they showered petals on him.
The BJP president travelled on a specially designed motorised chariot. His motorcade virtually crawled as party cadres jostled to meet and greet him.
The two-day schedule of Nabin, the youngest national BJP chief ever, includes a dinner meeting with CM Adityanath, separate meetings with UP BJP chief Chaudhary, deputy CMs Maurya and Pathak, intellectuals, party lawmakers and others.
"Several issues, including plan and strategy for 2027 UP polls, will come up for discussion," a senior BJP leader said.
Nabin is also tipped to meet party functionaries like regional presidents, district unit presidents and heads of various morchas. A meeting with the party's core committee is also likely to take place.
After Mathura and Varanasi, this is Nabin's third visit to the state since taking over as the party chief. A visit to the Hanuman Setu temple is also on the cards, party leaders said.
