Uttar Pradesh election is more like an Indian Movie with a lot of spices. Congress , SP and BJP are the leading parties contesting in this year's elections. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s victory will make him a contender for the Prime Minister Post, so this election is crucial for the CM who is also a saint from the Nath sect. There was speculation that CM Yogi would contest elections from Mathura or Ayodhya but finally BJP  decided to field him from the Gorakhpur (Urban) Assembly segment.

According to locals  CM Adityanath is contesting  from Gorakhpur as people whose houses and shops were demolished here due to infrastructure projects in the wake of the construction of the temple were opposing him. Gorakhpur is a favorable seat for him .
 
He is always considered as a firebrand hindutva leader who is vocal about his Hindu sentiments too. In his recent tweet  , he  slammed SP leader Akhilesh Yadav on his ‘Jinnah' comment and said, "Those who do not think Pakistan is an enemy, Jinnah seems to be a friend. What can be said about his education and vision? They call themselves socialists, but the truth is that 'gun culture' runs in their veins."

Even though the opposition is trying its best to defeat Yogi with their Manifesto and promises but he still remains a popular choice for the voters


The voters of Uttar Pradesh  witnessed many  violent incidents in the past few years . Most of the atrocities have happened on the Dalits, laborers and farmers in the Yogi ruled government.

The 2015 Dadri lynching  in which a mob of villagers attacked the home of 52-year-old Mohammed Akhlaq, killing him, for suspicion of slaughtering a cow. 2018 Bulandshehar mob violence .  Bulandshahr violence of 2018 in which a policeman was killed, the prime accused Yogesh Raj, has won the Uttar Pradesh panchayat election. In the recent  2021 Lakhimpur Kheri incident,  Union Minister of State Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra and the 12 other accused in the violence. Hindutva and religion is a close connection with Yogi Adityanath being the head of Gorakhpur temple.


When CM was  asked this question, he said Hinduphobia is conspiracy; India is secular because Hindus are in majority; everyone in UP is safe because Hindus are in majority; Hindu is not a caste, creed or religion; it's cultural identity:

Another emerging leader from the Dalit /Lower Caste society is Dalit-Bahujan rights activist Chandra shekar Azad, he also shares his name with Freedom Fighter Chandra shekahar Azad. He was also featured in time magazine in its annual list of 100 emerging leaders shaping the future. He can surely shape the future because of his will to represent the Dalit community. Mayawati who used to represent Dalit in Uttar Pradesh is not in active politics. She is not even contesting elections this year.

Chandra Shekar Azad who formed Azad Samaj party is also in news for his decision to contest elections from Gorakhpur.
Azad Samaj Party chief said he was ready for head-to-head constituency fight with CM Adityanath .His seat share with Akhilesh Yadav fell through but there are chances for an alliance with Congress.

Yogi Adityanath always had support from Hindu community and Saints,Recently Swami Avimukteshwaranand was in news for his apparent reference to CM Adityanath, in his reply to a query on Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's status as a saint and the mahant of Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur said that it is only possible in Islamic Khilafat system where religious head is also the king.

He said that a  saint cannot be a chief minister as after taking the oath of secularism as a constitutional dignitary, he cannot stay "religious", a prominent seer said here on Monday, in an apparent reference to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Many also blamed that congress leaders are joining BJP to get a party ticket. More than 12 people from congress have joined which includes some popular faces and ministers. Even SP leader Mulayam singh yadav’s daughter in law , Aparna Yadav also joined BJP. Talking to the media Yogi said ‘no one comes to BJP on the promise of a ticket. BJP is a political party, not a family-based Party. Everyone who comes to BJP is influenced by the Party's ideology’ .

Congress itself doesn't know what it wants, they don't have a CM face. Recently Priyanka Gandhi vadra casually asked, ``Do you see any other CM in UP other than me ? These casual statements are not suitable for matured politicians. They are not clear about what issues they want to fight on. Congress was also blamed for dynasty politics.  However BJP’s home-grown  Swami Prasad Maurya joined SP has shaken up the caste-based political narrative in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, When he was in BJP his son and daughter were also given tickets from the same BJP party which denies Dynasty politics.

SP has attempted a grand alliance against BJP in 2019 as well but did not succeed. The election results will be adventurous in Uttar Pradesh this year, one has to wait and watch.