The party leadership believes support for independence needs to be higher to force another referendum.
Humza Yousaf took over from Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and Scotland's first minister in MarchSupport for Scottish independence needs to be higher and more consistent to force another referendum, the new SNP leadership believes.
In a rethink of strategy, Scotland's First Minister and the new SNP leader Humza Yousaf wants to focus on making the case for independence because he knows pushing for a vote immediately will be rejected.Senior figures familiar with his thinking say there has been a shift in position since Nicola Sturgeon stood down - with Mr Yousaf wanting to prove independence is the settled will of Scottish voters.
They acknowledge Mr Yousaf has introduced an extra step in the process of forcing another referendum.Mr Yousaf does not favour that policy but has said he will listen to SNP members about the next steps.But senior figures acknowledge they have not yet moved the dial to show sustained support as a majority.
Sir John Curtice, professor of politics at Strathclyde University, told the BBC: "The realisation has dawned on them that while support for independence has tended to be higher than it was in 2014, it tends to be just below 50%. "If you want to win a referendum - and clearly make the case a referendum is justified - you need to start well ahead."
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