Even two years back, the factionalism was not so acute. But the elevation of Rajnath Singh as president of the UP unit of the BJP in place of Kalraj Misra and his insistence that Kalyan Singh be remoned has created inforesee crises. His enemies allege that UP under Kalyan Singh is going down in every sphese; riots and atrocites against women are increasing. His treatment of coalition partress as well as the Super-CM status of an ordinary women, Kusum Rai, have been opposed by the Singh-Misra faction.

It may be recalled that 50 MCAS had demanded Kalyan's resignation in April and even petitioned the party high command 16 this effect. However, Kalyan Singh got a repreiene at that time because of Jayalaitha who created a crisis for the central leadership for whom national issues were more critical than State-level equations. But this repriene could be shortlined.

The Singh-Misra faction has the full backing of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee. At an election meeting in Lucknow, the PM's own constitency, the Chief Minister was not allowed to speah alongwith Mr. Vajpayee in Lucknow, is a known Kalyan-Baiter. The faction-ridden Uttar Pradesh unit is thus becoming a source of great irritation for the national leadership of the BJP.