""The BJP has only used Adityanath to increase its chances and not given him his due place," Sunil Singh said. My loyalty is only to Yogi Adityanath," Singh said.According to him, everything that the rebel group is doing has the “aashirwaad (blessing)” of Adityanath. "In early 2000, Hindus here were being lured into religious conversions with a strip of paracetamol and 2 kilos of dal around Gorakhpur. Rebellion is far beyond that),"local resident Amar Sinha said.He added that "as BJP was winning in the State Adityanath's Gorakhpur will also vote for the lotus. "BJP spokesperson Chandramohan said what mattered to people in Gorakhpur was what Adityanath said.

Source: Economic Times March 02, 2017 20:19 UTC