Lucknow, Feb. 9 -- Highlighting the transformative shift in perspective making Uttar Pradesh the second-largest economy in the country, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Thursday, said that labelling UP as BIMARU was a "political mindset".

"Our current objective is to propel UP into the position of the leading economy in the nation," Yogi said.

Addressing the curtain raiser ceremony of the second edition of the International Trade Show held at Lok Bhavan, the chief minister said, "Traditional craftsmen, artisans and young entrepreneurs in the state who were once disappointed now have smiles on their faces. UP's ODOP (One District One Product) scheme has now become the foundation of a self-reliant India."

On this occasion, he inaugurated...