Gorakhpur: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) growth story is rooted in ‘values, not power’, as he hoisted the party flag on its foundation day at the Hindu Sevashram building on the Gorakhnath Temple premises.Extending greetings to party workers, the CM also took a selfie with office-bearers after the function. In a message posted on social media platform X, Adityanath said the BJP’s development journey is not about expansion, but about ideology, and reflects the resolve of ‘antyodaya to rashtroudaya’.Calling the BJP the ‘world’s largest political party’, he said it is not merely a political organisation, but a living ideological tradition inspired by leaders like Deendayal Upadhyaya, Syama Prasad Mukherjee and Atal Bihari Vajpayee. “The nationalist family, driven by the spirit of ‘Nation First’, has today grown into a vast banyan tree, empowering the aspirations of 1.45 billion Indians with a commitment to service, values and dedication,” he said.Several leaders, including MP Ravi Kishan, mayor Manglesh Srivastava, MLC Dharmendra Singh and MLAs Vipin Singh and Pradeep Shukla were present on the occasion along with party functionaries and workers.
