Lucknow: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be holding an ‘election master class in Varanasi on November 12 for almost the entire Uttar Pradesh BJP leadership of nearly 700 leaders and will review the preparations for the upcoming state assembly polls.

The meeting is expected to last for almost the entire day on November 12 after Shah’s arrival in Varanasi. A source in the party said this is going to be a big stock-taking meeting with elections around the corner and BJP’s mega membership campaign in full swing.

The detailed meeting could discuss how the campaign should run, what the preparations are and the leaders will also receive guidance from Amit Shah who has a long experience of handling elections in UP, a source in the party said. The BJP is also planning to start ‘Parivartan Yatras’ of party leaders in the state from next month.