To counter anti-incumbency, the party might deny tickets to more than a hundred of its 255 sitting MLAs. A significant number of tickets will be allocated to youth and women. The performance of long-serving MLAs will be closely scrutinised.
Akhilesh Sharma is an Executive Editor at NDTV India. With three decades of experience in journalism, he has a deep understanding of political, economic, and social issues, particularly those related to the BJP, Parliament, and government. He has been featured in prominent publications such as the Cureus Journal of Medical Science, Dainik Jagran, Forbes, and the Journal of Carcinogenesis.