There is a steady stream of people seeking to meet Dwarka Tiwari, secretary of the Gorakhnath Math, as he holds court in a room in the temple premises. Over a dozen young men with saffron scarves slung around their neck are with him. A portrait of Hindutva icon Savarkar hangs on the wall facing him. It’s a room that exudes power, symbolised by an empty desk belonging to chief minister Yogi Adityanath. Tiwari’s phone rings intermittently. He picks it up and listens patiently. When he is done, he turns to the men and women—supplicants all—who are ushered in every now and then. Tiwari has been managing the temple’s affairs, but with the assembly elections on, he has also been designated as the in-charge of the poll campaign.