LUCKNOW, Nov. 6 -- In the run-up to the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the BJP appears to have pulled out all the stops to rebuild organisational unity with national president Nitin Nabin himself leading from the front.

He is personally reaching out to grassroots workers and disgruntled old-timers, including two-three time former MLAs, MPs, former state and district presidents who feel neglected.

The exercise is seen as a conscious attempt to assess the organisation's standing, identify weaknesses, and reconnect with those who may have felt ignored.

"During his first UP visit itself in July, Nitin Nabin led by example by reaching out to party office bearers, MLAs and MPs, former state presidents and grassroots functionaries, asking ...