Stirring up political circles in Uttar Pradesh again, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Monday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won in 2014 and 2017 when it was not in power in the state, but recoiled from overconfidence in 2024 when it came to power. Maurya said this at an OBC meet of the party and left the venue before Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath arrived, sparking reports of rifts between the two.
“Elections are not won on the strength of governments but on the strength of political parties. Elections are always contested by political parties and political parties win. In 2014 or 2017 when we won, did we have a government? But in 2024, we were overconfident and thought we would win as we had a government… Elections are not won on the basis of governments. It is always political parties that contest and win elections,” Maurya said.
He said the BJP would come back even stronger in the state assembly elections in 2027. Earlier this month, Maurya appeared to attack his own government by saying the party organisation was bigger than any government and that he was a party member first and then became deputy chief minister. Maurya also met BJP leaders in Delhi after the party’s defeat in Uttar Pradesh in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Earlier on Monday, Maurya was seen in the state Assembly alongside the chief minister, another departure from protocol. Maurya has previously missed Cabinet meetings chaired by the chief minister on a number of occasions, sparking rumours of a rift between the two.
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