Bulldozing the mafia networks, UP retains the tag of the most improved big state, Gujarat of the best performing
New Delhi,ISSUE DATE: Dec 26, 2022 | UPDATED: Dec 16, 2022 19:25 IST
Uttar Pradesh is the most improved big state in law and order | Above: UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow; (Photo: Bandeep Singh)
What’s common between Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, other than the fact that the two states have emerged as bastions of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)? It’s their performance in the field of law and order, with Gujarat cementing its position as the best performing big state and Uttar Pradesh, likewise, retaining the most improved tag for the second year running. Meanwhile, Nagaland—which is also ruled by the BJP and its allies—is the best performing and most improved small state in the rankings that took into account the police strength, incidence of murder, kidnapping, rape, molestation and riots, and tot0al as well as pending IPC cases to evaluate the states.