Yogi govt in UP: Four-year report card ahead of the 2022 assembly polls

Poverty remains a concern, Covid is a darker spot; the upside is a more investor-friendly environment and better social indicators such a reduced maternal mortality

Ahead of 2022 UP assembly elections: How much has the Yogi Adityanath-led government pushed the needle for Uttar Pradesh in its four-year term? The chief minister has tried to stamp his authority on the state aggressively during his term, while running a large council of ministers at the same time. Compared to his predecessor Akhilesh Yadav, whose Samajwadi party ministry had 41 ministers, Adityanath has a larger one at 47. But while Yadav had to exercise six reshuffles during his tenure, the current chief minister has never once shuffled his pack. He has mostly relied on his team of officers