Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath is all set to further sharpen the 'Hindutva plank' of the BJP in the forthcoming assembly poll in West Bengal to wrest power from the TMC.
Adityanath, who was among the star campaigners of the BJP, is likely to address over a dozen election rallies in the poll-bound state, according to the BJP leaders here.
BJP sources said that the UP chief minister, considered to be a 'Hindutva icon', was among the most sought leader of the saffron party in the West Bengal assembly poll.
Sources said that Adityanath would be addressing a public meeting in the Muslim-dominated Malda district in the poll-bound state on Tuesday. He would also be taking part in the saffron party's Poribortan Yatra' (march for the change) there.
The UP chief minister would be campaigning extensively in the West Bengal assembly poll. ''He may well address over a dozen election rallies there,'' said a BJP leader.
UP BJP leaders said that a large number of people, especially from the eastern region, from the state lived in West Bengal. ''Adityanath will be useful in garnering the support of these people in favour of the BJP,'' said a senior party leader here.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the Mamata Banerjee government had denied permission for the landing of Adityanath's chopper in the state.
Saffron clad Adityanath, who is also the 'mahant' (religious head) of the famous Gorakhnath Temple, would also be campaigning in Kerala and the other poll-bound states. He had recently taken part in BJP sponsored 'yatras' in the southern state.
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