new Delhi. With Pushkar Singh Dhami taking oath as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand for the second term on Wednesday, there is speculation in the BJP that Keshav Prasad Maurya may retain his post in the Uttar Pradesh government despite losing his seat in the recent assembly elections. Huh. After the declaration of assembly election results, there was a general feeling within the BJP that losing leaders should not lead or be part of the government, as it is against the norms and practices of the party.
A party leader said, “Prem Kumar Dhumal was not made the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh after the party lost the election in 2017. But today after Dhami was sworn in, there is a belief in the party that despite losing the seat, hard work has been done. There will be a reward. Now there is a general feeling that he (Maurya) may be given another chance as deputy chief minister.”
Opinion was divided within the BJP. After Dhami’s defeat in the assembly elections, a section of the party felt that it would be against the BJP’s practice to make a leader who lost the election as chief minister, while another section believed that the hard work he had done to ensure BJP’s victory. They should be given a chance to work hard.
After Dhami was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, it seems that Maurya may get a second chance. A senior BJP leader said, “Despite losing from Khatima assembly constituency, Dhami’s reappointment as chief minister has increased the chances of becoming a cabinet minister in Maurya’s Yogi Adityanath government.”
A prominent Other Backward Classes (OBC) leader of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, Maurya was the Deputy Chief Minister who lost the assembly election from Sarathu constituency. He was defeated by Pallavi Patel of Samajwadi Party.
A party leader said, “Dhami was given another chance to lead the government in Uttarakhand after he lost his seat, as he had worked hard to ensure BJP’s victory, so there is a possibility that Maurya also did. Worked hard, but lost his seat. He can be rewarded by giving him a post in the Uttar Pradesh cabinet.”
Many believe that awarding Maurya like Dhami would help the BJP gain inroads among OBC voters ahead of the 2024 general elections.
—AnyTV News
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