Ram Mandir Card in Hand, CM Yogi Adityanath May Contest UP Polls From Ayodhya

Elections will be held to the 403-member Assembly in seven phases from 10 February to 7 March.

With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) facing an exodus of leaders right before the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Assembly elections, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is being considered to contest from the Ayodhya seat, as per sources cited by reports.

Adityanath has served as a five-time Lok Sabha MP from Gorakhpur so far, but with the exit of OBC leaders from Eastern UP, he may be fielded from Ayodhya, where the construction of the Ram Mandir, one of the biggest victories for the saffron party, has begun.