Will contest polls from wherever party says: Yogi

January 02, 2022 18:55

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said he is ready to contest the upcoming assembly elections from wherever his party decides.

The Bharatiya Janata Party leader also said he has fulfilled whatever was promised and has no regrets about his tenure.

"I am ready to fight the election from wherever the party says," Adityanath told reporters when asked whether he will contest from Ayodhya, Mathura, or from his home district Gorakhpur.

The chief minister, who is currently a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, was interacting with the media in Lucknow on Saturday night.

After former UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav fought the state elections in 2003, none of his successors have contested the assembly polls.

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Adityanath were members of the legislative council during their tenure as chief minister.

Adiyanath's challenger Akhilesh Yadav had recently indicated that he might not contest polls.

He, however, had later said the party would take a call on it.

Asked if there was any work he could not do in his five-year tenure, the BJP leader said, "Whatever was said, was done. There is no work left for which there should be any regret."

To another question, Adityanath said, "Work is under progress in Mathura as in Kashi and Ayodhya."

He also tried to allay concerns among some of the sitting MLAs over distribution of party tickets saying the BJP was a very big family and people's role in it may change with time.

"Every person's role is different at different times. It is not necessary that one person should always be in the government, sometimes he can also do the work of the organisation," he said.

The chief minister said COVID-protocol will be followed to the hilt whenever the dates for the election are announced.

Asked about what changed since the 2017 election, Adityanath said: "In 2017 we fought on the failures of the state government. This time we are contesting on the basis of our achievements."

He said cases of omicron variant of COVID-19 have been reported from Ghaziabad and Rae Bareli but urged people not to panic. -- PTI

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