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Why is BJP throwing its weight behind Adityanath despite his image taking a beating recently?
Observers say this is a sign the party is falling back on muscular Hindutva as it seeks to retain Uttar Pradesh in 2022. But BJP’s opponents have another view. 5 hours ago Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah attend Adityanath s swearing-in ceremony as the Uttar Pradesh chief minister in Lucknow on March 19, 2017. | Sanjay Kanojia/AFP
Beginning mid-July, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Adityanath has had a great amount of praise heaped on him by his seniors in the Bharatiya Janata Party.
First, it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who said the chief minister’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis was “unparalleled”. Days later, party president JP Nadda commended Adityanath for turning Uttar Pradesh into one of India’s “leading states”.