Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma has said the issue of the state’s next CM is already “settled” with the BJP top brass making it clear that the coming assembly elections will be fought under the leadership of Yogi Adityanath.
Sharma accused the opposition of fanning discontent among farmers and shot down the claim that their continuing protest will cost the BJP dearly in western UP, which accounts for over 100 of the state’s 403 seats. He said the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya was not a political issue, but a matter of faith for the Bharatiya Janata Party.