Dinesh Sharma, a Brahmin face who was the Deputy CM in the first term of the Yogi government, did not get a place in the cabinet in Yogi 2.0. Discussions were going on in the political corridor whether Dinesh Sharma would be made Deputy CM or not? The answer was found shortly before the swearing-in ceremony when the name of Brajesh Pathak was among those who took oath as Deputy CM along with Keshav Prasad Maurya in the list that surfaced. At the same time, Brajesh Pathak, who reached Lok Bhavan for the cabinet meeting, said in response to a question, brother, you all know.
Brajesh Pathak reached Lok Bhavan to attend the cabinet meeting. During this he greeted everyone. Brajesh Pathak, who was the Law Minister during the first term of Yogi Sarkar, has increased in Yogi Sarkar 2.0. His supporters were also happy with him being made the Deputy CM. There was a gathering of supporters outside his house. A supporter said that Lord Ram has blessed Brajesh Pathak, he is a just man and talks about welfare of all.
After the victory in the 2017 elections, BJP had appointed Dr Dinesh Sharma, who was the Mayor of Lucknow as a Brahmin face, and Keshav Prasad Maurya, who had a strong hold among the OBC community, as the Deputy CM to balance the caste equation. . According to political pundits, in the first term, when the opposition was trying to create a narrative by calling Yogi Adityanath anti-Brahmin, then Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma could not break this narrative and did not bring himself firmly as the face of Brahmins. Can you In such a situation, the BJP was looking for a strong Brahmin face.
In the 2017 assembly election, Brajesh Pathak was made his candidate from Lucknow Central region, from where he won the election. At the same time, in the election of 2022, his seat was changed and he was fielded by the party from Lucknow Cantt, from where he has come as an MLA.