His impending victory comes despite there having been no apparent electoral wave in his favour. He's also been fighting anti-incumbency after five years in office - and saboteurs reportedly acting against him within his own party. Last week, I watched him campaign in his eastern constituency of Gorakhpur, where he is the head priest of an influential temple.
fredag 11. mars 2022
Yogi Adityanath: The Hindu hardliner in India who scripted election history
India's governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looks set for a comfortable win in the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), breaking a jinx of a quarter of a century for any party to win a second consecutive term there. Leading the party's campaign from the front has been incumbent Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the shaven-headed, saffron-robed Hindu monk-turned-politician.
His impending victory comes despite there having been no apparent electoral wave in his favour. He's also been fighting anti-incumbency after five years in office - and saboteurs reportedly acting against him within his own party. Last week, I watched him campaign in his eastern constituency of Gorakhpur, where he is the head priest of an influential temple.
His impending victory comes despite there having been no apparent electoral wave in his favour. He's also been fighting anti-incumbency after five years in office - and saboteurs reportedly acting against him within his own party. Last week, I watched him campaign in his eastern constituency of Gorakhpur, where he is the head priest of an influential temple.
