LAKHIMPUR KHERI, May 17 -- Kheri BJP leaders on Sunday were seen commuting by public transport, leaving behind their SUVs in what they described as an effort to promote fuel conservation in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Yogi Adityanath's call for austerity amid the ongoing West Asia conflict.

Mohammadi BJP MLA Lokendra Pratap Singh left his SUV at home and travelled in a UP Roadways bus to attend a party training camp in Gola on Sunday.

Accompanied by city BJP president Manoj Gupta, mandal president Anuj Kumar Singh, Anoop, Mahendra Bajpai and other party workers, the MLA reached the Mohammadi bus stand, where party supporters gathered to see him off before he boarded the bus.

Before taking his seat, Singh r...