Lucknow, Feb. 21 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday highlighted the success of the ongoing MahaKumbh, noting that this spiritual festival will bring more than Rs 3 lakh crore to the economy of the state.

Replying to a question asked by Samajwadi Party MLA Ragini Sonkar at the UP Legislative Assembly during the ongoing budget session, the Uttar Pradesh chief minister also said that the government has brought more than eight crore people out of the poverty line in the last eight years.

"We should be proud that under the leadership of PM Modi, in 10 years, we have been able to bring 25 crore people above the poverty line and in the last eight years, our government has brought more than six crore people out of poverty...