Beyond Ayodhya glitter, Yogi faces tough civic polls in Nov-Dec

The results would also present an opportunity to the party for course correction in their policies and governance

Tucked away from high octane narrative and diatribe over Taj Mahal and Ayodhya, the biggest challenge yet facing Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is in the form of urban local bodies polls in Nov-Dec 2017.

Over the past few months, Adityanath and four of his council of ministers were successfully elected in the UP Vidhan Parishad. Besides that the Yogi dispensation had also ensured that the party’s presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind secured more votes than the number of BJP lawmakers in the state assembly.

However, the upcoming urban local bodies polls would be the first direct polls with