BJP names Shah aide Tawde for UP polls, Modi loyalist as co-in-charge

The BJP appointed Vinod Tawde, a close aide of Amit Shah, as election in-charge for Uttar Pradesh, with Jagdish Patel, a Modi loyalist, as co-in-charge. The move signals leadership's focus on the state's 2027 polls, where Yogi Adityanath seeks a third term amid succession politics.