Lucknow, Feb. 20 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath participated in the bhoomi pujan ceremony of Ashok Leyland's electric vehicle factory in Lucknow on Tuesday.

During the event, the Chief Minister emphasised the significance of expediting production from the unit, saying that the markets of not only Uttar Pradesh, but the entire north India, eagerly await those vehicles.

"I urge them (the company's management) to commence production at the earliest, not just hand over the keys. The markets of not only Uttar Pradesh, but the entire North India, eagerly await your vehicles," the chief minister said.

Earlier, Chief Minister Yogi was presented with the symbolic key of a double-decker electric bus and a memento by representati...