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UP CM Yogi meets PM Modi, showers flowers on Kanwar pilgrims
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday, August 8, 2026. Adityanath said Modi's guidance inspires him to keep moving on the path of…
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday, August 8, 2026. Adityanath said Modi's guidance inspires him to keep moving on the path of good governance. Earlier in the day, he conducted an aerial survey of the Kanwar Yatra in Meerut and showered rose petals on Shiva devotees from a helicopter and stage.
The Indian Opinion
The meeting between Yogi Adityanath and Narendra Modi has revived talk of the chief minister as a potential national face. But there is little evidence of a leadership shift in the BJP. Modi remains the party's unquestioned campaign mascot. Yogi's real test is closer to home: Uttar Pradesh goes to the polls in less than a year. Voters will judge him on law and order, not helicopter flower showers.
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