Amid widespread violence in West Bengal duringpanchayat , which claimed 20 lives on the polling day and over 40 lives since the poll process got underway in the state, theYogi Adityanathmodel of Governance has become a hot topic of discussion in the country as well as abroad, a government spokesperson said.
Comparisons are being drawn between West Bengal, where ballot boxes were looted during panchayat polls and which also witnessed widespread clashes and booth-capturing, andUttar Pradeshwhich did not report even a minor incident of violence during the last Lok Sabha elections or the recently-concluded municipal polls, said a government spokesperson. The Rule of Law in Uttar Pradesh, one of the largest states with highest Population, stands in sharp contrast to the chaotic state of affairs in Mamata Banerjees state where bombs and bullets have become the order of the day, he said.