LUCKNOW, Nov. 6 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said the BJP government was about to fulfil its promise of providing one lakh additional government jobs but would reserve some appointment letters for distribution during its third consecutive term in Uttar Pradesh.

Simultaneously, he launched a sharp attack on the Samajwadi Party (SP), reviving the 'Saifai syndicate' charge and alleging that government recruitment before 2017 was dominated by political patronage and favouritism.

He was addressing a ceremony in Lucknow to distribute appointment letters to 4,543 newly recruited sub-inspectors in the Uttar Pradesh Police.

Linking the government's employment record to the political contest ahead of the 2027 assembly elections, h...