Uttar Pradesh is India’s most populous state, sending 80 Members of Parliament to the Lok Sabha. The state is also known for being home to the largest number of Indian prime ministers. Leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Charan Singh, and Narendra Modi have all won general elections from this state, shaping the course of Indian politics on both national and international fronts.
The state came into existence in 1950 after the United Provinces were renamed Uttar Pradesh. In the year 2000, another state, Uttarakhand, was carved out of UP to give representation to the Himalayan regions in the state. Lucknow is the capital of Uttar Pradesh, and the Allahabad High Court is the highest judicial body in the state.
I may further add that in the last two years of Akhilesh’s tenure we had very good electricity supply. This has gone for a toss after Yogi took over
I live in U.P. and I have seen no sign of development. For over a year Yogi was obsessed with the Kumbh Mela and cow protection.
Under the garb of cleaning the Ganga he has closed over 400 tanneries in Kanpur, rendering lakhs jobless and causing thousands of crores loss in exports and revenue.
He has lopsided priorities.
Yogiji becoming an icon of development would be wonderful for the 200 million people of Uttar Pradesh.