Archive · 22 Aug 2026
52 UP Leaders Get Bulletproof Jackets Ahead of 2027 Polls
Security officials have reportedly given special protective jackets to 52 leaders in Uttar Pradesh.
The jackets are meant to help protect them before the 2027 state election.
The reported recipients include Yogi Adityanath, Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati.
Eleven state ministers are also included.
Eight leaders received jackets first, and 44 received them later.
Each jacket reportedly costs about Rs 10 lakh.
Another 98 leaders and prominent people are expected to receive different types of security.
The Bharatiya Janata Party is also organizing its election team and focusing on representation for OBC and minority communities.
Sources said 52 Uttar Pradesh leaders have received bulletproof jackets ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.
Recipients reportedly include Yogi Adityanath, Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati and 11 state ministers.
Eight leaders received jackets in the first phase and 44 in the second phase.
Each jacket costs approximately Rs 10 lakh, while 98 other prominent individuals are to receive security cover.
The Bharatiya Janata Party appointed Vinod Tawde and Jagdish Ishwarbhai Patel to oversee its Uttar Pradesh election preparations.
- Who
- Fifty-two Uttar Pradesh leaders, including Yogi Adityanath, Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati and 11 ministers, reportedly received bulletproof jackets.
- What
- Bulletproof jackets and additional security arrangements were provided ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
- When
- The jackets were issued in two phases ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- Sources said the measures are part of security arrangements ahead of the elections.
- Bulletproof jacket recipients
- 52 leaders
- Issuance phases
- 8 leaders in the first phase and 44 in the second
- Approximate cost per jacket
- Rs 10 lakh
- Named recipients
- Yogi Adityanath, Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati
- Ministers included
- 11 state government ministers
- Additional security recipients
- 98 leaders and prominent individuals
- Bharatiya Janata Party appointments
- Vinod Tawde was appointed state in-charge and Jagdish Ishwarbhai Patel co-in-charge