Mission UP: Why BJP wants Jitin Prasada Mission UP: Why BJP wants Jitin Prasada With the UP election less than a year away, the BJP poaches a prominent Brahmin face from the Congress to woo the influential community. Jitin Prasada and his T-20 were part of the Congress’s Mission UP advertisement UPDATED: June 9, 2021 21:04 IST Jitin Prasada (L) joins BJP in presence of Piyush Goyal at BJP offfice in New Delhi, on June 9, 2021; Photo by Chandradeep Kumar On the morning of June 9, when Congress leader Jitin Prasada visited Union home minister Amit Shah at his residence with Union minister Piyush Goyal, there was no doubt in anyone’s mind about the purpose of his visit. The young leader had made up his mind to jump ship and join the saffron party.