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The Times of India
The Times of India
National
Kumar Shakti Shekhar | TNN

5 reasons why BJP fielded Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur for UP assembly election

NEW DELHI: Laying all speculations to rest about Uttar Pradesh (UP) chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s likelihood of contesting the upcoming assembly election from the holy cities of Ayodhya or Mathura, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on January 15 declared his candidature from Gorakhpur.

Before Yogi Adityanath’s name was announced, there was a buzz that the BJP would field him either from Lord Ram’s birthplace (Shri Ram Janmabhoomi) Ayodhya or Lord Krishna’s birthplace (Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi) Mathura.

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