Yogi Adityanath faces acid test with UP civic polls next month

Poll results to coincide with 100 days of Yogi rule

Post his elevation as the 21st chief minister of Uttar Pradesh on March 19, Yogi Adityanath would face his first acid test in the forthcoming state urban local bodies polls during June-July.

Although the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has always had an upper hand in the state urban constituencies, the challenge for Adityanath is not only to retain the lead but to better the poll performance, since the party had swept the 2017 UP poll by cornering 325 of the total 403 seats.

At the same time, the Adityanath government would complete its first 100 days in office next