LUCKNOW, Sept. 25 -- Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Friday met Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi amid the BJP's intensified preparations for the 2027 assembly elections and the forthcoming Rajya Sabha and Vidhan Parishad polls.

In a post on X after the meeting, Maurya said he had a " meeting" with Shah and received his guidance. Sharing a picture of the meeting, Maurya said that besides various organisational issues, they discussed the resolve to form a BJP government in UP for a third consecutive term in 2027.

"During the meeting, there was a detailed discussion on the resolve to form a BJP government in Uttar Pradesh for the third time in 2027 and various organisational matters," Maurya wrote. He also expressed...