The move comes after sections of the OBCs had drifted to the opposition INDIA bloc in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, reducing the BJP’s tally in Uttar Pradesh to 33 from 62 in the 2019 general election.
When the claim of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha member comes, the committee’s approach would be that they should focus on the campaign instead of contesting, said All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of the state Deepak Babaria