After casting his vote in the Gorakhpur by-election, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said, "For development and good governance, BJP is necessary." Bypolls in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur and Phulpur, vacated by Mr Adityanath and his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya, respectively, are seen as a prestige battle for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).