In a bid to revolutionize its cadre training, the BJP in Uttar Pradesh launched the grand ‘Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Training Mahabhibyan’ on February 14 in Lucknow. The event at Babu Banarasi Das University’s auditorium brought together key leaders who hailed it as a game-changer for ideological and structural strengthening right down to booth workers.
Rooted deeply in Antyodaya—the upliftment of the last person—Integral Humanism, and prioritizing the nation, the campaign sets a clear ideological compass. Om Prakash Dhankhad, national minister and co-convener, drove home the point: training is perpetual refinement. He quipped, ‘Learning fuels growth; halting it halts progress,’ framing this as an epochal move to embed Deen Dayal’s vision into the party’s culture.
The rollout is meticulously structured: multi-day state workshops, district-level two-dayers, 24-hour mandal intensives, and compact booth sessions. Pankaj Chaudhary elaborated on its transformative potential, molding workers into ideologically robust, disciplined servants inspired by Mukherjee’s unity mantra and Upadhyay’s humanism, reorienting politics towards the marginalized.
Dharam Pal Singh, the state organization chief, underscored booth activists as the party’s true powerhouses. Beyond events, this is a sustained cadre-building engine injecting fresh vigor into organizational cohesion and national goals. Leadership appointments include state convener Anup Gupta and a strong team of co-conveners like Brij Bahadur, Trayambak Tripathi, Ram Shankar Katheria, Rajendra Agarwal, and others handling key portfolios.
This initiative comes at a pivotal time for BJP in UP, a state central to its national dominance. By prioritizing grassroots empowerment, the party aims to cultivate a resilient network capable of sustaining long-term electoral success and service delivery.