THE HIERARCHY OF COMMAND

YOGI ADITYANATH

His pride and glory — the Hindu Yuva Vahini — has not been disbanded, but its activities are severely curtailed. The Vahini itself is being circumspect, well aware that it would not do to invite the ire of the BJP or the RSS.

KP MAURYA

The man who almost got the job — but then, didn’t. Maurya has been appointed as deputy chief minister but has not hidden his ambitions. Could this prove to be a point of friction in the future?

DINESH SHARMA

Soft-spoken and quiet, he has some governance ideas. But, will being deputy chief minister (a post that he shares with Maurya) be a means to carry the UP development project further?