Overview
- The dinner was hosted on December 23 at BJP MLA P.N. Pathak’s residence in Lucknow during the Assembly’s winter sitting.
- Attendance estimates differ, with reports ranging from roughly 35 participants to about 46 legislators and MLCs.
- Pathak and other attendees said it was a sahbhoj centered on community upliftment and traditional food, with a follow-up meal planned to include legislators of all castes.
- According to participants, discussions covered Special Intensive Revision, constituency issues, matters concerning the Brahmin community, and bureaucratic concerns.
- The gathering drew wider notice because it follows similar caste-group meetings and has prompted outside speculation about internal dynamics and possible cabinet changes, even as leaders denied any political intent.