Studying The CM’s Who Have Shaped Uttar Pradesh

At the Heart of Power: The Chief Ministers Of Uttar Pradesh by Shyamlal Yadav

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – If there is one state in India that could serve as India’s indicator of its electoral and political future, it is Uttar Pradesh, and this very fact explains the political significance of the state.

The author, an award-winning journalist with The Indian Express delves into the lives of all its 21 Chief Ministers thus far, beginning with the years immediately after Independence to the present.

He puts the spotlight on personalities, from Govind Ballabh Pant to Yogi

Adityanath, and their distinguishing qualities. Each leader is presented in the light of their politics and imperatives of staying in power.

How they dealt with and triumphed over trying times and details of the socio-political landscape during their years in office have contributed significantly to shaping the state into what it has become today.

Yadav’s exhaustively researched book presents the legacy of 21 stalwarts, their policies, ideologies, and leadership styles.