Addressing partymen after a clear indication of a big victory for the Bharatiya Janata Paty, incumbent chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his tireless campaign and visionary schemes. The chief minister was sprayed with gulal (dry colour) by state party president Swatantra Dev Singh and others to celebrate the party’s victory in the elections.
People have buried the politics of caste and religion by ensuring the victory of BJP and its allies in Uttar Pradesh under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath mentioned in his speech.
The CM reiterated that today’s mandate is a reflection of BJP’s committement towards the people of the state. BJP, its allies Apna Dal (S) and Nishad party register victory in Uttar Pradesh under leadership of PM Modi, stated Yogi Adityanath.
In his victory speech, Uttar Pradesh incumbent chief minister Yogi Adityanath also said the BJP’s “double engine” government had given a sense of security to the people in the last five years, and that the saffron party had worked for the development of UP.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to return to power in Uttar Pradesh as the party has won 30 seats and is leading on 220 seats, according the Election Commission (EC) website. The Samajwadi Party has won 3 seats and is ahead on 113 seats. Yogi Adityanath is slated to return as the Chief Minister as BJP clocks an ever bigger vote share than last time.
Yogi busts ‘Noida jinx’ after three decades
A myth was nurtured for nearly three decades that any chief minister of Uttar Pradesh who visited Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar district was doomed to go out of power.
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