Known Modi critic, Gordhan Zadaphia appointed as poll manager for UP, ahead of Lok Sabha polls by Amit Shah

As the political battleground for 2019 is set, the BJP president Amit Shah has played a game changing stroke by appointing Gordhan Zadafia, a known critic of PM Modi as the campaign head for UP.

The BJP has realized that the saying of its political guru and late former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee stands true and valid, when he said, ‘Road to Delhi goes through Lucknow’ and the Sangathan, BJP and party workers are leaving o stone unturned to revive the voter base in UP, after rumblings of a new alliance between SP-BSP and RLD.

BJP has appointed Zadaphia, who was the backbone of the party in reviving the cadre in 2017 assembly election in front of Hardik Patel and Jignesh Mevani’s campaign. He did not contest the election but had been working from behind the scenes, away from the limelight.

Zadaphia was a confidante of former Gujarat CM Keshu Bhai Patel and a close aide of Praveen Togadia of the Vishva Hindu Parishad. He was the Home Minister for State of Gujarat during the 2002 Gujarat riots.