Prime Minister Narendra Modi with BJP veteran leader L K Advani at the national executive meeting in Allahabad on Sunday. All our BJP workers must pledge to work hard and bring in a BJP government with a majority of its own," Shah was quoted as saying. Prasad quashed TV channel speculation about Prime Minister Narendra Modi having told BJP office-bearers this morning that Uttar Pradesh was a "fit enough" case for President's rule. Told the state government had denied any "exodus", Prasad said: "It betrays the ruling party's mindset. The upshot was that in western Uttar Pradesh - known for deep caste divisions where the Jats and the Dalits rarely coalesce into a voting bloc - the Hindus voted as one for the BJP.

Source: The Telegraph June 12, 2016 22:41 UTC