Updated - February 14, 2026 02:03 am IST - Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said the State has emerged as India’s ‘economic powerhouse’. | Photo Credit: File Photo Uttar Pradesh was considered a burden due to “economic distress, poor infrastructure, and lawlessness” before 2017, but has emerged as India’s “economic powerhouse” under his regime, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said while responding to the discussion on the Governor’s address in the Assembly on Friday, the fifth day of the Budget Session. Highlighting the State’s “economic rise, infrastructure growth, improved law and order, and public welfare measures”, Mr.