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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNEW DELHI: BJP<\/a> national president Nitin Nabin<\/a> on Sunday asked party workers in Uttar Pradesh<\/a> to start preparing for the 2027 Assembly elections, warning against what he called \u201cforces\u201d that appear during polls to divide the country and weaken the Constitution.Nabin was on his first visit to Uttar Pradesh after taking charge as BJP president. Speaking at a gathering in Mathura organised to listen to Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s Mann Ki Baat programme, he said, “The 2027 (polls) are approaching. There are forces in the country who are working to divide and weaken (baatne aur kaatne) the nation, and disrespect the Constitution. Such forces resurface whenever elections come, and we must be prepared to fight them politically.\u201d <\/p>\n From Karyakarta To Party President: Nitin Nabin Becomes BJP’s Youngest-Ever Chief<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n He made a veiled attack on opposition parties, saying, \u201cSometimes they are seen praising the Constitution. Those who undermined the Constitution are also roaming freely. Those who only promoted anarchists are also around. We haven\u2019t forgotten that the UP government once ran at gunpoint. Today, if the UP government is functioning, it is because of the people\u2019s votes.\u201dHe expressed confidence that the BJP would return to power in Uttar Pradesh after the next Assembly elections, expected to be held early next year. He credited party workers for the BJP\u2019s repeated electoral victories at the Centre and said their long struggle had paid off.\u201cToday, every state in the country is moving on the path of development under Prime Minister Modi\u2019s leadership, with Uttar Pradesh playing a leading role,\u201d he said.Nabin praised Adityanath for \u201cturning Uttar Pradesh into an \u2018uttam pradesh\u2019\u201d, saying the state was earlier known as a \u201cbimaru\u201d region marked by poor governance and lawlessness. He also spoke about development and cultural projects in Ayodhya, Varanasi and Mathura.\u201cUndoubtedly, every follower of Sanatan Dharma takes pride in a government that preserves Sanatan traditions and carries them forward,\u201d he said.Chief minister Yogi Adityanath welcomed Nabin on his first visit to the state as BJP president. Nabin travelled from Delhi to Mathura via the Yamuna Expressway, where party workers greeted him.Nabin and Adityanath later visited the Shri Vrindavan Chandrodaya temple run by ISKCON Bengaluru on Vrindavan Marg, where they listened to the prime minister\u2019s Mann Ki Baat address. Addressing the gathering, Adityanath said it was a matter of pride that Nabin chose Mathura, the land of Lord Krishna, for his first visit as BJP chief.<\/div>\n