LUCKNOW, Jan. 25 -- Setting the tone for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday appealed to people to vote for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), launching a sharp attack on the Congress, Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) for practising what he described as "dynastic politics".

Addressing the UP Diwas 2026 celebrations at the Rashtra Prerna Sthal in Lucknow on the occasion of the state's 77th foundation day, Shah, the chief guest at the event, said Uttar Pradesh had shed its long-standing 'Bimaru' tag after the BJP came to power in 2017.

"Before 2017, Uttar Pradesh was known as a 'Bimaru rajya'. Everything changed after the BJP formed the government in the state. Today, Ut...