The BJP has appointed Gordhan Zadafia, along with Dushyant Gautam and Narottam Mishra, as in-charge for Uttar Pradesh ahead of 2019 general elections. Zadafia was the Minister of State for Home in Gujarat during 2002 riots and was dropped by then CM Narendra Modi. In 2007, he formed his own party and contested against the BJP before returning in 2014.