Lucknow, Sept. 17 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday strongly endorsed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a "Viksit Bharat", asserting that the goal is achievable and rooted in India's historical legacy of prosperity and innovation.

Speaking at the event, CM Yogi highlighted India's vast agricultural wealth, noting that the country possesses the largest agricultural land in the world, with over 60 per cent of it irrigated.

"Many people wonder if the concept of 'Viksit Bharat' that PM Modi has envisioned is even possible. But I say, yes, it is possible... 400 years ago, India was developed, and its contribution to the global economy was over 25 per cent," he said.

"If you look at India from an agricultura...