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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will, on Tuesday, kick-start his election campaign in Bengal where he is likely to give a glimpse of the development model of UP that can be replicated in Bengal which is mired by poverty and backwardness.
"The Yogi model of dealing with mafia and criminals in Uttar Pradesh, enriching cultural heritage and self-reliance in economy will be the main talking points in West Bengal," said a person close to Yogi here on Monday.
The Bharatiya Janata Party's strategy in West Bengal is to take on Mamata Banerjee through the Yogi model. "The party is now preparing to repeat the success of Yogi Adityanath's rallies in Bihar and Hyderabad in West Bengal. Yogi will have many questions to ask on the situation of migrant labourers in West Bengal, love jihad, zero tolerance towards corruption besides highlighting the construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya," the source said.
Yogi is likely to be the biggest star campaigner after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. He will address rallies in those areas dominated by people from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
"In view of Yogi's aggressive campaigning style and influence on Hindu votes, he has become the most demanded leader after PM Modi," the source said, adding that the party was busy planning a long schedule of Yogi's election tour in West Bengal.
"Yogi is in big demand in Bengal. Local leaders are asking for dates," the source said.
Yogi Adityanath, besides being a firebrand leader, has the image of an honest and strict administrator. This is the reason why BJP's dependence on him has been the most after Prime Minister Modi. This can be gauged from the fact that he is the only chief minister of BJP who campaigned in the municipal elections in Hyderabad. The effect of his election campaign was seen in the election results. The BJP won 48 seats, pushing Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) to number three, and became the number two party.
Earlier in the Bihar elections, people have seen the wonders of Yogi Adityanath's prowess as an election campaigner. Yogi influenced the results on more than 75 seats in the Bihar elections as he addressed 19 meetings in 17 districts.