UP CM Yogi Adityanath in a poll rally in Assam on Wednesday.
GUWAHATI: The Kamakhya temple premises, which had fallen silent since the pandemic hit the country, is buzzing back to life again, thanks to the upcoming assembly election in the state. Every leader worth his salt on campaign in Assam, is making a beeline for the holy shrine to seek the blessings of the deity.
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath to Congress’s Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, all visited the temple before hitting the campaign trail.
Most VVIP candidates, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah, have toured upper Assam, which goes to the polls in the first phase on March 27 and missed Kamakhya because it is far away. But the ensuing second and third phase elections, slated for April 1 and 6, covering lower and central Assam districts, have suddenly increased footfall at the temple.