PM Modi To Discuss On Good Governance with Yogi Adityanath

The meeting will be held at Yogi Adityanath’s official residence in Lucknow!

On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will first stopover in Lucknow and dine with Uttar Pradesh Cabinet ministers at Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s residence.

Sources said PM Modi will reportedly impart lessons of good governance during his dinner with all ministers in the BJP government in UP, which is just a couple of weeks into its second term.

This is only the second dinner for the prime minister being hosted at Yogi Adityanath’s official residence at 5 Kalidas Marg, Lucknow. The first was back in 2017, at the outset of his first stint as chief minister. At the time, several Opposition leaders like Mulayam Singh, Akhilesh Yadav, and Mayawati were invited to the soiree.

However, this time, the invitation is strictly limited to the council of ministers. PM Modi’s visit gains significance against the socio-religious upheaval in the state, ahead of the high-stakes 2024 general elections.

After landing at Lucknow airport, PM Modi will arrive at the chief minister’s residence around 6 pm. His visit will last for three hours. He will be on his way back to New Delhi by 9 pm.

In his interaction with the BJP ministers, PM Modi will take stock of the work done by them so far and about the future roadmap, sources said, adding that he will evaluate if they are meeting their first 100 days targets.

Days’ill likely have a special word with the new faces in the Yogi Cabinet, inquire about their work, and possibly set them tasks for the next six months, sources mentioned.

The prime minister will also review whether the promises highlighted in the BJP’s Sankalp Patra (manifesto) for the UP state assembly polls are being fulfilled.

Earlier this year, the saffron party had said that the 2022 Assembly polls would lay the foundation for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

PM Modi’s interest in the governance of Uttar Pradesh is no secret. In the run-up to the UP assembly polls, he visited the state on many occasions and launched several multi-crore infrastructure and development projects. He is also a member of parliament from Varanasi.

After the BJP came to power for a historic second time, albeit with a narrower majority and fewer seats than in 2017, the government formation was delayed as the party’s top brass meticulously handpicked the council of ministers.