Hours before chief minister Yogi Adityanath arrived here for his campaign, ‘Chhota Yogi’, a 29-year-old impersonator, stole the limelight, with people queuing up to click selfies with him.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, speaks with Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh state Yogi Adityanath during an election campaign rally in Meerut, India. (Altaf Qadri/AP) The year was 2007 ...

Leading the party's campaign from the front has been incumbent Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the shaven-headed, saffron-robed Hindu monk-turned-politician. His impending victory comes despite ...