Vote for nationalism and crime-free UP: Yogi Adityanath appeals to voters

In a series of tweets on Sunday, the CM said people should vote first and then have breakfast.

"Vote for a self-reliant and new UP," Yogi said while appealing to all to vote.

He said the BJP government of double engine has taken many steps for the promotion and protection of agriculture.

"We are committed for the welfare of farmers," he said.

"Developed tourism and strong infrastructure is the resolve of the BJP government of double engine. The development of the corridor of the world famous Dudhwa National Park in Lakhimpur Kheri district is proving our resolve. 'New Uttar Pradesh' is on the path of progress," he said in one of his tweets.

In Uttar Pradesh, all eyes are on the Karhal seat from where Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is contesting his first state elections. The BJP has fielded Union Minister SP Singh Baghel against him. The SP has lost this seat just once since the party's inception in 1992.

In 2017, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party swept the region by winning 50 seats.

The saffron outfit's new caste consolidation had in 2017 assembly and 2019 Lok Sabha elections demolished the Samajwadi Party in the core Yadav land, swept away the Bahujan Samaj Party in Bundelkhand and dominated the elections in the urban stronghold of Kanpur region.