Ahead of UP Polls, Yogi Govt Announces Bhadohi’s Rename to Sant Ravidas Nagar

The Uttar Pradesh government announced renaming Bhadohi district to Sant Ravidas Nagar ahead of next year's Assembly polls. CM Yogi Adityanath said the change honors Dalit saint Sant Ravidas’s contributions to social progress and education. The move continues a pattern of BJP-era renamings, which opponents call political stunts while the government defends them as restoring cultural identity.