PM Modi’s stamp writ large on UP, Uttarakhand cabinets
The second consecutive stints of the BJP governments in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand bear testimony to the impact of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reflecting regional, generational, caste and gender balance. So, the newly-formed cabinets in the two states bear PM Modi’s stamp. Undoubtedly, PM Modi played a key role in the elections of both the states where the BJP registered resounding victories.
Since the beginning of the Modi era, UP and Uttarakhand are the first two states where the BJP has staged a big comeback to power under the leadership of sitting Chief Ministers appointed by the central leadership. That is the reason why Pushkar Singh Dhami has been given the CM post in Uttarakhand despite losing his seat. Yogi
Adityanath has emerged as a stronger leader after BJP’S massive win in UP.
The BJP’S victories in the two states will facilitate the BJP’S performance in 2024. With this in view, the BJP made the swearing-in of CMS in both the states a memorable event. PM Modi, BJP national president J.P. Nadda and Union Home minister Amit Shah attended the events in both the states. Now, the BJP will make it a point to sustain the enthusiasm till 2024. The Cabinet formations signal that the leadership has kept in mind 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the political equations have been addressed for the polls now.
In the Modi era, UP and Uttarakhand are the only states where sitting CMS played an important role in ensuring BJP’S electoral victory. Otherwise, in other states the poll results were not as per the plan of the