India, Jan. 24 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday set the tone for the 2027 assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, as he appealed to the people to vote for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and slammed Congress, Samajwadi Party (SP), and the Bahujan Samaj Party for "dynastic politics".

"Uttar Pradesh was known as a sick state before 2017. Everything changed after 2017 when the BJP formed the government. Uttar Pradesh is now part of the country's growth engine and is a revenue surplus state," said Shah, who was the chief guest at the inauguration of the three-day events marking Uttar Pradesh's 77th foundation day.

Shah attacked the previous state governments for the bimaru, or sick tag, for Uttar Pradesh. He credited Prime Mini...