India, Nov. 10 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is banking on its grassroots workers' outreach to assuage concerns that an upset cadre could adversely impact the party's electoral fortunes in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, where it is seeking to return to power for a third time.

It began a campaign last month to mend ties with the workers, voicing disillusionment over being overlooked by the leadership and complaining that their demands and concerns were not met.

A party leader said BJP chief Nitin Nabin initiated the outreach. State president Pankaj Chaudhary, Vinod Tawde, the BJP Uttar Pradesh in-charge, and other state functionaries are carrying out the outreach on the ground.

A leader said they often say that by virtue of listening, ...