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UP assembly polls: Can Modi-Yogi double engine derail Opposition?

With the battle for Uttar Pradesh intensifying, the BJP is launching a slew of development projects across the state. A week after launching multiple development projects worth over Rs 6250 crore in UP's Mahoba and Jhansi districts, now Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the Jewar International Airport in Gautam Buddha Nagar on tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday that the international airport will bring in investment up to Rs 35,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh and the greenfield project will have one lakh job opportunities.

So, will Modi-Yogi's double engine derail Opposition in the UP assembly elections?

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