UP CM Yogi Adityanath

The Ram temple will be a milestone in the history of BJP and also mark the culmination of a movement that catapulted it to absolute power in the country. The Ram temple has been the fulcrum of BJP's politics since it came into being in 1980, and the party has faced some turbulent times in the temple movement in the past decades.

A police personnel had also been martyred, according to a data released by the state government. "In terms of number of encounters, Meerut is at the top in the state with the highest number of 3,152 encounters taking place since 2017, in which 63 criminals were killed and 1708 criminals were injured," the official release said.

According to official sources, the Prime Minister will also inaugurate ready projects worth Rs 200 crore and lay foundation of Rs 1,200 crore including ropeway for first public transport use in any city, at a public meeting at Sampurnanand Sanskrit University ground. Divisional Commissioner Kaushal Raj Sharma said, "Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will reach Varanasi on Friday to take stock of the projects and arrangements for the Prime Minister's visit."

The bulldozer - usually seen as a tool of destruction and upheaval - has become a symbol of good governance not only in Uttar Pradesh but outside the state too. Most governments in the country, mainly the BJP-led ones, are now betting on the bulldozer that is apparently bringing in more bouquets than brickbats.

The milestone has been achieved in the six years since the Yogi Adityanath government came to power for the first time in March 2017. According to sugar industry and cane development minister Chaudhary Laxmi Narayan, Rs 65 crore for the current crushing season was transferred to farmers on Monday after which the total dues paid over the last six years crossed the Rs 2 lakh crore.

Adityanath said in the state assembly that the previous Samajwadi Party government handed over the state to the mafias, and ran the 'One district, one mafia' scheme. "We launched the 'One district, one product' scheme which created lakhs of employment opportunities and made the poor self-reliant," he said.

State Finance Minister Suresh Khanna said that the focus is likely to be on infrastructure development, health sector and education. According to top sources, the budget size is likely to increase by 8-10 per cent and is expected to be around Rs 7 lakh crore. This would be over Rs 50,000 crore more as compared to previous budget size which stood around Rs 6.48 lakh crore, including Rs 33,000 crore raised through supplementary demands.

Ramnagar District In-Charge and Minister for Higher Education Dr C.N. Ashwath Narayan has confirmed that Ramnagar city would be developed as Ayodhya of south India. "There is 'Ram' in the name of the city Ramnagar. A Detailed Project Report (DPR) will be prepared sooner and next steps would be taken," he said. Ruling BJP has plans of inviting.

All 259 candidates, including 31 women nominees, this time giving priority in door-to-door campaigns while their parties organise small, medium and big rallies and road shows to highlight their issues. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi would address two election rallies in southern and northern Tripura on February 11 and 13, BJP President J.P. Nadda, who already addressed rallies in Tripura on February 3 and January 12, would address an election rally at Khayerpur.

Addressing an election rally at Majlishpur in western Tripura on Wednesday, the Chief Minister added that the Ram temple would be ready within a year and Lord Ram after sitting in his throne would give all of us his blessings "The Congress and the CPI-M have believed only in corruption and violence. Tripura was once infamous during the regime of Congress and CPI-M," Adityanath said.