Yogi Adityanath’s UP Election 2027 Strategy Meeting : Focus on Women and Youth Voters, Claim of 1.27 Crore Hindu Voters Deleted in SIR and Akhilesh Yadav’s “Calculated Conspiracy” Reply | BJP’s Third-Term Plan Explained

The BJP has begun its countdown to the Uttar Pradesh election 2027. On Friday, 13 November 2026, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath chaired a high-level meeting of the party’s senior leadership in Lucknow, including UP BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary. He told the party to focus on women and youth voters, stay united and make sure every eligible voter is on the electoral roll as the BJP seeks a third consecutive term.

The meeting came against the backdrop of a sharp row over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists. Yogi Adityanath has claimed that 1.27 crore Hindu voters were deleted during the SIR, while Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav called the claim a “very calculated conspiracy”. In this Election Guru explainer we cover the BJP’s strategy, the SIR controversy, Akhilesh’s reply, the new Owaisi-Azad front and the numbers that will decide UP 2027.

Yogi’s UP 2027 Meeting at a Glance

Detail	Information
Date	Friday, 13 November 2026
Venue	Lucknow
Chaired by	Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
Key attendee	UP BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary and senior leaders
Main focus	Women and youth voters
Voter roll message	“Those who have been left out of the electoral rolls need to be included.”
Migrant voters	People from UP living outside should return to vote
Goal	Third consecutive BJP term in UP

BJP’s Five-Point Strategy

Strategy	What It Means
Women voters	Highlight welfare schemes and law and order for women
Youth and first-time voters	Outreach on jobs, recruitment and digital campaigns
Booth-level unity	Workers to coordinate and avoid infighting
Voter roll inclusion	Get supporters who were left out back on the rolls
Migrant outreach	Bring UP natives working outside home to vote

A separate UP BJP core group meeting about two months earlier had also discussed targeted outreach to Gen Z, first-time voters and women, and maximising the reach of welfare schemes.

The 1.27 Crore Hindu Voters Claim

Yogi Adityanath has claimed that 1.27 crore Hindu voters were deleted from the electoral rolls after the SIR, and that the Muslim share of voters rose by 1.63 per cent. The BJP plans to raise the issue with the Election Commission. These figures are the Chief Minister’s claims; the Election Commission has not released a religion-wise breakdown of deletions, as voter lists do not record religion.

Akhilesh Yadav’s Reply

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav questioned how the Chief Minister knew the figure, asking “how does the chief minister know” how many Hindu votes were deleted. He called the claim a “very calculated conspiracy” to spread fear and influence turnout, and accused the BJP and the Election Commission of colluding.

• He alleged the BJP is planning to register voters from other states, such as Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, in UP
• He said voters could be turned away at booths because their names are missing
• He has repeatedly said he is “not against SIR” but against a “conspiracy to rig the elections” through it
• He earlier alleged that maximum deletions happened in booths where the BJP has support, and that the BJP would now try to get fake voters enrolled

SIR in Uttar Pradesh: Why the Numbers Matter

UP was part of SIR Phase II, which began in October 2025. Uttar Pradesh recorded the largest deletions of any state, with reports putting the number of names removed in the crores, though different figures have been cited at different stages. With deletions on this scale, both parties are now fighting over who was removed and who should be added back before 2027.

Also Read: Maharashtra SIR 2026: Final Voter List on November 30

UP 2022 and 2024: The Baseline

Election	BJP / NDA	SP / INDIA	BSP
2022 Assembly (403 seats)	NDA 273 (BJP 255)	SP+ 125 (SP 111)	1
2024 Lok Sabha (80 seats)	NDA 36 (BJP 33)	SP 37 + Congress 6	0

The 2024 Lok Sabha result, where the SP-Congress alliance won more seats than the NDA in UP, is the main reason the BJP is taking 2027 so seriously. The BJP’s focus on women and youth reflects its belief that these groups, along with welfare beneficiaries, can offset caste consolidation behind the SP.

Women and Youth: Why the BJP Is Targeting Them

Voter Group	BJP’s Pitch
Women	Law and order, free ration, housing, toilets, Ujjwala gas
Youth	Government recruitment, start-ups, skill programmes, tablets and smartphones schemes
First-time voters	Digital outreach and campus campaigns
Migrant workers	Appeal to return home to vote

New Challenges: Owaisi-Azad Front and PDA

On 12 November, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Nagina MP Chandrashekhar Azad announced the Samajik Parivartan Morcha to contest all 403 seats with Azad as CM face. While it mainly competes with the SP and BSP for Dalit and Muslim votes, it changes the arithmetic in many seats. Akhilesh Yadav’s PDA (Pichhde, Dalit, Alpsankhyak) formula, which worked in 2024, will be tested again.

Also Read: Owaisi-Chandrashekhar Azad Alliance: Samajik Parivartan Morcha for UP 2027

UP Election 2027: Key Facts

• Total seats: 403
• Majority mark: 202
• Current Assembly term ends: May 2027
• BJP seeking: third straight term under Yogi Adityanath
• Main challenger: SP-Congress alliance
• New entrant: Samajik Parivartan Morcha (AIMIM + ASP)

Also Read: UP Election 2027: Akhilesh Won’t Contest, BJP May Field Yogi

Yogi Adityanath’s Record: Two Terms in Numbers

Yogi Adityanath became Chief Minister in March 2017 after the BJP won a three-fourths majority, and in 2022 he became the first UP Chief Minister in decades to return to power after completing a full term. A third straight term in 2027 would be unprecedented in modern UP politics.

Election	BJP Seats	BJP Vote Share (approx.)
2012 Assembly	47	15%
2017 Assembly	312	39.7%
2022 Assembly	255	41.3%

Women and Youth: The Numbers That Matter

Women voters have turned out in large numbers in UP elections, often matching or exceeding men in many districts. Young voters, including first-time voters added after the SIR, are another big group. The BJP believes welfare schemes such as free ration, housing and cooking gas connections have built loyalty among women, while the SP has focused on jobs and paper leaks to reach young voters.

Issue	BJP Message	SP Message
Women’s safety	Better law and order since 2017	Questions over crime cases
Jobs	Lakhs of government recruitments	Paper leaks and unemployment
Welfare	Free ration, housing, gas	Says benefits are not reaching all
Voter lists	Supporters deleted, must be added back	Fear-mongering, fake voters

Why Migrant Voters Matter in UP

Lakhs of people from Uttar Pradesh work in Delhi, Mumbai, Gujarat, Punjab and other states. Many are still registered in their home villages, but turnout among them is low because they cannot travel back. During the SIR, many such voters may have been marked as “shifted” or “absent”. Yogi Adityanath’s appeal to them to return and vote, and Akhilesh Yadav’s warning about voters from other states, show how both parties see migrants as a crucial swing group.

What Happens Next

• BJP will raise its voter-roll concerns with the Election Commission
• Both parties will run voter-enrolment drives
• SP-Congress seat-sharing talks for 2027 will continue
• Samajik Parivartan Morcha will announce candidates
• Election Commission will announce the schedule in early 2027

BJP vs SP: Organisational Strength

The BJP’s strength in Uttar Pradesh rests on a large booth-level organisation, the support of the RSS network, and the combined image of Prime Minister Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The SP relies on Akhilesh Yadav’s leadership, a strong Yadav and Muslim base, and its PDA outreach to backward classes and Dalits. The 2024 Lok Sabha result showed that the SP’s social coalition can beat the BJP when anti-incumbency and caste concerns combine. The voter-roll battle is important because, in a closely fought election, a few thousand votes per constituency can decide the outcome.

Party	Key Strength	Key Challenge
BJP	Booth network, welfare beneficiaries, Yogi’s image	Anti-incumbency after 10 years
SP	PDA coalition, 2024 momentum	Converting Lok Sabha gains into Assembly seats
Congress	Alliance with SP	Weak organisation in UP
BSP	Core Jatav base	Sharp decline since 2012
SPM (AIMIM + ASP)	Dalit-Muslim pitch	No Assembly seats so far

Opposition’s Demands from the Election Commission

Akhilesh Yadav and other opposition leaders have asked the Election Commission to publish booth-wise lists of deleted names, explain the grounds for each deletion, give voters enough time to file claims, and act against duplicate entries. The BJP, for its part, says it will raise the deletion of its supporters with the ECI. With both the ruling party and the main opposition questioning the rolls, the Election Commission faces pressure to make the final UP electoral roll transparent before the 2027 election.

Party	Demand to ECI
BJP	Restore deleted supporters; check deletions
SP	Publish deletion lists; stop fake enrolments
Congress	Transparency in SIR; protect genuine voters

Election Guru Analysis

Yogi Adityanath’s meeting shows that the BJP sees voter rolls as the first battlefield of UP 2027. By claiming that its supporters were disproportionately deleted, the party is preparing its workers to bring voters back onto the lists, while the SP is warning of “fake voters”. The women-and-youth focus signals that the BJP wants to fight on welfare and governance, rather than caste alone. With the Owaisi-Azad front now in the fray, UP 2027 is shaping up as a multi-cornered contest.

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