GORAKHPUR, Sept. 18 -- As the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections draw closer, BJP national general secretary and party's UP in-charge Vinod Tawde held a closed-door meeting with party's Rajya Sabha MP Dr Radha Mohan Das Agarwal at the latter's residence in Daudpur here late on Thursday night.

Earlier that day, Tawde arrived in Gorakhpur on a two-day visit to assess the BJP's grassroots organisational strength ahead of the assembly polls. He also participated in an 'Ashirwad Ka Diya' event held to mark the PM's 76th birthday and a sweets distribution programme at the Adarsh Paddhati Vidyalaya/Atal Residential School in Sahajanwa assembly constituency.

Dr Agarwal confirmed the meeting in a post on his X account. According to the post, ...