The pancham tal (fifth floor) of Lucknow’s Shastri Bhavan (Annexe) has traditionally housed the office of the chief minister (CM) of Uttar Pradesh. When Yogi Adityanath became chief minister, however, he found other occupants on the pancham tal. Keshav Prasad Maurya, one of the two deputy CMs under Yogi, ensconced himself in the CM’s chamber, thinking Yogi would relocate to a new office being created for him at Lok Bhawan, next to the BJP headquarters. But Lok Bhawan is work-in-progress. Yogi was informed about Maurya’s attempted overreach. In no time, the deputy CM was “politely advised” to move to his