According to analysts, this time it was not possible for the BJP leadership to create any emotion about the construction of the temple before the polls in Uttar Pradesh. But paving the way for temple-centric development was one of Yogi Adityanath's trump cards. By building Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and Kashi Vishwanath Corridor in Varanasi, the Yogi government has been able to turn the wheels of economic activity to some extent in the state reeling under the shock of Covid.According to the political camp, the combination of Hindutva with co-operation and trade has now put Yogi on the path to winning Uttar Pradesh twice in a row.
The parody song 'Jeet Gaya Baba Bulldozerwala... Ho Gaya Dushman Ka Muh Kala' is based on the famous song 'Chora Ganga Kinarewala' from Amitabh Bachchan starrer Don. This parody song is not stopping now inside the BJP headquarters in Uttar Pradesh. Because the father of the bulldozer has made a historic comeback.
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav called Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath the 'father of bulldozers'. He used to claim that he suppressed the mafia like a bulldozer. As the saying goes, you cannot win twice in a row in Uttar Pradesh. A Chief Minister who goes to Noida during his regime is sure to lose his vote. The 'Father of Bulldozers' Yogi Adityanath is about to take oath as the Chief Minister for the second time in Lucknow's Masanad after practically crushing all the campaigns surrounding the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.
After 37 years, a chief minister of Uttar Pradesh is set to take charge twice in a row, which could pave the way for his chief ministership in the coming days, Yogi-closers are hoping.
According to analysts, this time it was not possible for the BJP leadership to create any emotion about the construction of the temple before the polls in Uttar Pradesh.
But paving the way for temple-centric development was one of Yogi Adityanath's trump cards. By building Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and Kashi Vishwanath Corridor in Varanasi, the Yogi government has been able to turn the wheels of economic activity to some extent in the state reeling under the shock of Covid. According to the political camp, the combination of Hindutva with co-operation and trade has now put Yogi on the path to winning Uttar Pradesh twice in a row.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seemed poised for a comfortable victory in the recent elections in Uttar Pradesh (UP), India's most populous and hotly debated state. The BJP's second consecutive term there ended much speculation, disrupting the rhythm of the Siki century.
The shaven-headed, saffron-clad Hindu monk-turned-politician with incumbent Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath leading the party's campaign from the front is a scene we have been witnessing for the past few months. A truck, festooned with marigolds, drives through a narrow, congested road.
Thousands of supporters lined the route to cheer him on, many on balconies and rooftops to catch a glimpse, showering rose petals on him: the election procession turned into a 'Ratha Yatra'.
- Yogi Adityanath is a very controversial figure in India. To his followers he is a holy man, a Hindu icon, a reincarnated deity or God Himself. As it turns out, one group of people love him, while another group also hates him.
In between, the state introduced a controversial law against inter-faith marriages. Slaughterhouses and restaurants serving beef have been closed. Hence, experts feel that his second term return to power will further corner the state's 5 crore Muslims.
Despite its political significance, Uttar Pradesh is one of the poorest states in India. It has regressed further in the last five years. Its economy continues to stagnate, unemployment rises, prices of daily necessities rise. Reports of horrific crimes against women here have repeatedly made national headlines. The state was in the news last year for its poor handling of the Corona pandemic.
Thousands died without treatment. Funeral pyres burn day and night and corpses float down India's holiest river, the Ganges, to neighboring states. But despite the open protest and frustration of the common people, the BJP has created history by winning this election. How this happened is difficult to explain.
The BJP won 255 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh while its allies Apna Dal (S) and Nishad Party won 12 and 6 seats respectively. Samajwadi Party won 111 seats and its alliance partners Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party and Rashtriya Lok Dal got six and eight seats respectively.
According to reports, Yogi Adityanath may take oath as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for the second term after Holi on March 18.
It goes without saying that the people of the state have not only reposed confidence in the BJP's policy, but have also given it a sweeping mandate, paving the way to form the government once again.
Hardline Hindu monk Yogi Adityanath has led the ruling party to a landslide victory in the country's most populous state despite the pandemic ravages and anger in the state. Uttar Pradesh is home to more than 22 crore people and he is the chief minister. And his return has strengthened the idea among some leaders of the nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Hindu groups that he might one day become prime minister.
Pramod Kumar Mall, a BJP leader has said that Yogi Adityanath is the best person to fill the chair after the retirement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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