In Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's first big test, his party, the BJP, appeared set for a massive victory in the Uttar Pradesh civic polls winning 14 of 16 mayoral seats, including the prestigious Ayodhya and Varanasi. An upbeat Adityanath took a dig at the Congress and said the party, which was dreaming of winning the Gujarat Assembly polls, has even lost its bastion Amethi, represented in Lok Sabha by Rahul Gandhi. "Jo Gujarat jeetne ka sapna dekh rahe hain, unka yahan Amethi mein bhi soopda saaf ho gaya hai (Those who were dreaming of winning Gujarat have lost Amethi badly)," he said, ridiculing the Congress, which lost in the party pocket borough. But the election, easily won by the BJP, also threw some surprises and a few firsts. Have a look

Source: India Today December 01, 2017 13:52 UTC