Lucknow:
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has called the election in India’s most populous state an “80 versus 20 battle”, in a highly controversial comment seen to imply a religious divide. The numbers citied by the BJP’s Yogi Adityanath roughly correspond to the ratio of Hindus to Muslims in UP, where assembly elections will be held next month.
Yogi Adityanath was attending an event organised by a private news channel in state capital Lucknow when he was asked a question about Brahmin votes in UP.
“The contest has moved much ahead,” the saffron-robed Chief Minister replied. “The fight is now 80 versus 20,” he added.
