New Delhi, 26 September 2021

As per news report of NDTV, The expansion comes months before Assembly polls in the politically key state and, with those elections in mind, is expected to include representation from across castes and communities. Among the expected new faces are former Congress leader Jitin Prasada, who was once a close associate of Rahul Gandhi, and the party's top Brahmin face in UP, before he swapped parties in June. Mr Prasada's entry was meant to help the BJP reset the optics of the Yogi Adityanath government, perceived by a section of state's Brahmins as being pro-Thakur (the Chief Minister's caste). Brahmins make up about 13 per cent of UP's voters and are an influential chunk that has steadily gravitated from the Congress towards the BJP over the years.

Source -NDTV
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