BJP’s strongman Rajnath Singh is a Lucknow MP for two consecutive terms and he has had significant responsibilities in both Modi governments. As Defence minister, he has shown a ‘pro-active’ image in this term. Since 2017, Yogi Adityanath, who is a Thakur like Rajnath, has neither received Rajnath in Lucknow before nor has he ever met the formalities of courtesy. But this time when Rajnath Singh arrived in Lucknow to inspect the Covid hospital set up by the DRDO, he was shocked when he found that Yogi Adityanath himself was standing there to receive him. Is it a precursor of the UP assembly?