<p>Union Home Minister and former BJP president Amit Shah reached here on Friday and chaired a crucial party meeting to decide on the poll strategy ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.</p>.<p>Shah reached Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency Varanasi on a two-day visit to a warm welcome with thousands of hoardings greeting him.</p>.<p>On his arrival, Shah was received by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister and BJP’s UP affairs in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan, Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma and party state president Swatantra Dev Singh.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/ahead-of-up-polls-amit-shah-to-hold-election-masterclass-for-state-bjp-leadership-1049507.html">Ahead of UP polls, Amit Shah to hold 'election masterclass' for state BJP leadership</a></strong></p>.<p>Before chairing the meeting, Shah reached Lanka Crossing and garlanded the statue of Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya and later reached Hastkala Sankul (trade facilitation centre for handicrafts to participate in the meeting. The party functionaries who attended the crucial meet included in-charges of all 403 assembly constituencies of the states besides the district and regional level leaders.</p>.<p>It is Shah's second visit to the state within a fortnight. Earlier on Oct 29, he had launched a BJP membership drive in the state capital and made it clear that Adityanath would be the party's chief ministerial face in the elections.</p>.<p>Thousands of hoardings have been put in Varanasi for welcoming the party leader, who had in past held responsibility for the party's UP affairs in charge in 2014. Earlier in the day, about 50 Congress workers, protesting against the alleged misuse of government buildings for party (BJP) events, were detained by police.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/up-polls-opposition-vying-to-be-hindutvas-b-team-1049479.html">UP Polls: Opposition vying to be Hindutva's 'B' team </a></strong></p>.<p>Deputy Commissioner of Police (Varuna Zone) Prabal Pratap Singh said about 50 Congress workers have been detained over the apprehension that they may disturb the peace.</p>.<p>Former Congress MLA Ajay Rai alleged the government buildings of the country and the state are constantly being misused by the Bharatiya Janata Party for their party events.</p>.<p>After the meeting, in which Shah is likely to give "winning tips" to the party leaders, he would be staying here and will attend All India Rajbhasha Sammelan. He will also visit Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav's Lok Sabha constituency Azamgarh, where he will lay the foundation stone of a state university and will address a public meeting in Basti.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Union Home Minister and former BJP president Amit Shah reached here on Friday and chaired a crucial party meeting to decide on the poll strategy ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.</p>.<p>Shah reached Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency Varanasi on a two-day visit to a warm welcome with thousands of hoardings greeting him.</p>.<p>On his arrival, Shah was received by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister and BJP’s UP affairs in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan, Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma and party state president Swatantra Dev Singh.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/ahead-of-up-polls-amit-shah-to-hold-election-masterclass-for-state-bjp-leadership-1049507.html">Ahead of UP polls, Amit Shah to hold 'election masterclass' for state BJP leadership</a></strong></p>.<p>Before chairing the meeting, Shah reached Lanka Crossing and garlanded the statue of Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya and later reached Hastkala Sankul (trade facilitation centre for handicrafts to participate in the meeting. The party functionaries who attended the crucial meet included in-charges of all 403 assembly constituencies of the states besides the district and regional level leaders.</p>.<p>It is Shah's second visit to the state within a fortnight. Earlier on Oct 29, he had launched a BJP membership drive in the state capital and made it clear that Adityanath would be the party's chief ministerial face in the elections.</p>.<p>Thousands of hoardings have been put in Varanasi for welcoming the party leader, who had in past held responsibility for the party's UP affairs in charge in 2014. Earlier in the day, about 50 Congress workers, protesting against the alleged misuse of government buildings for party (BJP) events, were detained by police.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/up-polls-opposition-vying-to-be-hindutvas-b-team-1049479.html">UP Polls: Opposition vying to be Hindutva's 'B' team </a></strong></p>.<p>Deputy Commissioner of Police (Varuna Zone) Prabal Pratap Singh said about 50 Congress workers have been detained over the apprehension that they may disturb the peace.</p>.<p>Former Congress MLA Ajay Rai alleged the government buildings of the country and the state are constantly being misused by the Bharatiya Janata Party for their party events.</p>.<p>After the meeting, in which Shah is likely to give "winning tips" to the party leaders, he would be staying here and will attend All India Rajbhasha Sammelan. He will also visit Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav's Lok Sabha constituency Azamgarh, where he will lay the foundation stone of a state university and will address a public meeting in Basti.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>