State assembly polls 2018: CM Yogi to add firepower to BJP arsenal

'Star campaigner' Adityanath to address public meetings in 5 poll-bound states

With the assembly poll bugle having been sounded for five states, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath will lend firepower to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) arsenal in the poll-bound states to either fight anti-incumbency or gain fresh ground.

Adityanath has been selected as one of the party’s star campaigners, especially the Hindi-speaking states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, where BJP is up against united opposition coupled with strong anti-incumbency.

On October 6, the Election Commission had announced dates between November 12 and December 7 for the high-stakes poll battle between BJP and Congress in these states. The other