Yogi Adityanath

Taking a sly dig at the Opposition, Shah said when he was made the BJP in charge of the state in 2013; then journalists used to say that he was being sent to a place where the party would perhaps not touch even double digits in elections. However, it was the opposition that did not touch double digits.

Along with Shah, Adityanath will be accompanied by Uttar Pradesh BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh and Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad when he files his nomination papers.

The onus is on the Yogi Adityanath and Narendra Modi governments to investigate this matter and identify who is behind it, Owaisi said after reaching Delhi

Shah said that there had been a reduction in rape by 30 per cent and 35 per cent in kidnapping under the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh.

The Chief Minister stated that Uttar Pradesh was "neglected" after independence while presenting his government's report card on the work done over the last five years. According to the Chief Minister, the progress in only five years has led to the state's economy ranking second in the country.

Asianet News team reaches Mathura in election-bound Uttar Pradesh to know what women there think about the issues in the area and about what sort a person should lead the state.

The Dalit politician had already stated that he would run against Yogi Adityanath in the February-March poll. His party publicly confirmed on Thursday, only days after the BJP revealed that Yogi Adityanath would run for the UP election from Gorakhpur Sadar.

The 24-member panel will also choose candidates for the party's first round of voting on February 10. The meeting will begin at 4 pm in Lucknow.

As soon as the announcement was made, sitting MLA Dr Radha Mohan Das Agarwal, who was actively campaigning for the election, stopped his campaign.

The BJP are clear favourites to retain power in India's most populous state, a new opinion poll has projected.