Adityanath, widely seen as a contender for the position of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s successor, favourably compared the air quality in his hometown Gorakhpur to Delhi’s. The AQI (air quality index) is above 400 (in Delhi). According to the National Air Quality Index, readings between 50 and 100 are “satisfactory” and those between 201 and 300 are “poor”. We are fortunate that there is development here (Gorakhpur) but still the atmosphere is not suffocating (unlike Delhi),” he said. “Yogi Adityanath has exposed the BJP on the issue of pollution,” Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh posted on X.

Source: The Telegraph February 16, 2026 04:56 UTC