Yogi Adityanath confident of winning UP polls, clarifies '80 Vs 20' remark

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday expressed confidence in the Bharatiya Janata Party winning the state Assembly polls by securing over 300 seats and said that the elections are a fight between 80 versus 20, wherein 80 per cent are those who back progress while 20 per cent of people oppose everything and have a negative attitude.

In an exclusive interview with ANI, Adityanath said that after the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections there is no doubt about the BJP forming the government.

"Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and with the blessing of the people, the double-engine government is coming back for the tenure. Elections have taken an 80 versus 20 direction. Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and Congress are upset and are on the back foot after the first phase," he told ANI.

Meanwhile, commenting on the ongoing hijab row, Adityanath said that people can’t impose personal religious beliefs on India’s institutions. He said that the dress code must be enforced in schools.