UP bypoll result fallout: Yogi miffed with babus, mass transfers in offing

Last year, Adityanath and deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya had resigned from the Gorakhpur and Phulpur constituencies respectively after they were elected to Vidhan Parishad

In the backdrop of humbling defeat in Gorakhpur and Phulpur bypoll, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday huddled himself with top officials over their alleged failure to forge ‘people connect’ with government policies.

According to sources, Adityanath is miffed with the functioning of the administrative machinery, especially of the CM’s Office and key departments dealing directly with people.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers had on several occasions conveyed to the state party leadership about the apathetic attitude of district administrative officials towards people’s grievances. Their common refrain being that district-level officials had failed to translate government