BJP shortlists candidates for 209 Uttar Pradesh seats ahead of 2027 Assembly Elections

To prepare for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is on the talkies about shortlisting candidates for 209 seats in the state.

Reportedly, the list of shortlisted candidates has been transmitted from Lucknow to the BJP New Delhi HQ and will now be considered for final sanctions. The names are reportedly decided upon after consultation with Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath.

The party seeks a third consecutive win in the state and has hoped to increasingly secure over 300 seats in the Assembly elections in the near future.

There were 209 candidates in the panel who were shortlisted and are said to have been put under ‘Category A’. The candidates may be issued tickets much earlier if the names are approved by the central leadership, which would provide more time to plan and build up their respective campaigns in their constituencies.

Uttar Pradesh has 403 seats in its Assembly which are in the shortlist, but it hasn’t been officially announced yet.

On the other hand, the political controversy related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Roll in Uttar Pradesh has taken its rounds. While addressing a Hindi news channel, Adityanath made a number of statements regarding changes in the voters list.

The proportion of the Muslim community had risen by 1.63% after the revision, the Chief Minister said, alleging 1.27 crore Hindu voters have been cut off from the electoral rolls. One complaint is pending with the Election Commission about this issue, he claimed.

The claims have also fuelled the controversy in the political discourse with major parties getting ready for the crucial election in 2027 at the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.