PM Modi visits eastern UP 6 times in 8 weeks: What’s behind BJP’s increased Purvanchal focus?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency. This is his sixth visit to eastern Uttar Pradesh, more commonly referred to as Purvanchal, in eight weeks. This shows the Bharatiya Janata Party’s increased focus on eastern Uttar Pradesh, which is also the political home turf of Chief…