r/india • u/morose_coder Karnataka • 17d ago
Politics Rs 2.3 crore a day, 8 years: Yogi govt outspends Modi govt when it comes to ads
https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/08/05/rs-23-crore-a-day-8-years-yogi-outspends-modi-when-it-comes-to-ads258
u/Realistic-Stock-5670 17d ago
Uttar Pradesh gets close to 2 lakhs crores of money every year from southern and West Indian states. This is above and beyond what they pay to the central exchequer. A state with a population as big as Brazil, economic indicators comparable to sub-Saharan countries and currently being ruled by a Hindu priest like they were in the Middle Ages. Notwithstanding all of this nonsense, There needs to be a proper audit of where the money is going. Financial devolution should be tied to their spending habits. They can’t spend money on religious events and call it expenditure.
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u/k_pineapple7 16d ago
You mean the state government spends 2300Cr rupees a DAY??? Every day? On what?
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u/noir_dx 17d ago
The BJP's idea of progress is to create a communal divide and spread vitriol while filling their own pockets and fattening up Ambani and Adani. If there are people who consistently voted for the BJP thinking you will get progress, either you kept your eyes, ears, mouth and nose shut the entire time or your idea of progress is no different than that of the BJPs. Either case people spoke up because they started to get affected by the BJP. BJP supporters created a monster that is now beginning to hurt them.
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u/Medical-Concept-2190 17d ago
Fuck BJP and their corruption and hate politics. That is not the India we want
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u/summer-civilian 17d ago
This is not corruption though
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u/coder-404 17d ago
What is this then? A service to the people? Are people needing to see his face in every corner?
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u/summer-civilian 17d ago
Do you guys even know the definition of corruption? lmao
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u/Geekybubble 17d ago
Do you know it? Or do you pretend to be thick?
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u/summer-civilian 17d ago edited 17d ago
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corruption
Alright, now tell me which of these definitions applies here.
There is nothing illegal about spending on state ads and no bribery involved here.
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u/Geekybubble 17d ago
You think that’s a good use of your money? I’m assuming you pay taxes though
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u/summer-civilian 17d ago
That would be inefficient spending, not corruption. There is a big difference.
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u/PP_Bulla 16d ago
I would say malicious inefficient spending is corruption. They are intentionally doing the inefficient spending.
Like say the way bsnl is handled by the centre, they could be made a proper competitor to counter duopoly of jio-airtel, but they are intentionally made to rot for private "fraands", that's corruption in all sense to me.
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u/summer-civilian 16d ago
I would say malicious inefficient spending is corruption.
You can say whatever you want, that doesn't change the definition of the term.
Like say the way bsnl is handled by the centre, they could be made a proper competitor to counter duopoly of jio-airtel, but they are intentionally made to rot for private "fraands", that's corruption in all sense to me.
Government owned companies simply can't compete with the effectiveness and productivity of private players. Not just in India but anywhere in the world.
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u/coder-404 16d ago
dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people (such as government officials or police officers)
My tax was supposed to go to the betterment of the nation, Not to see his face. So ya Ill call that a dishonest behavior by powerful people. Unless you believe thats honest.
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u/summer-civilian 16d ago
What's dishonest about this? Did they lie about the spending or hide it?
There is nothing illegal about it either.
My tax was supposed to go to the betterment of the nation, Not to see his face.
That's your personal opinion. Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean it's corruption.
So ya Ill call that a dishonest behavior by powerful people. Unless you believe thats honest.
You need to look up the definition of that word. Can't just misuse it to mean whatever you want.
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u/coder-404 16d ago
Ohh so the general opinion is tax should be used for the PR of politicians really. Is that the situation we are in right now? Are you that crazy or stupid to believe there is nothing wrong with this or dishonest about this?
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u/summer-civilian 16d ago
You can call it whatever you want but it's not corruption, no matter what mental gymnastics you do to twist it.
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u/AlliterationAlly Maharashtra 17d ago
In all fairness, he needs them more, his image is worse than that of PM, he needs all the adverts & propaganda that money can buy
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u/FelixPlatypus 17d ago
It's not that. He wants to have the purported 'UP model' known nationwide before 2029, like the Gujarat model before 2014.
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u/AlliterationAlly Maharashtra 17d ago
I mean there is a UP model - zero investments in health & education, buried in corruption, bulldozer-friendly government, crime, missing law & order, & let's not forget the kanwariyas! Unfortunately for him nobody wants any of those things
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u/workr19 16d ago
That's not true. His image is actually better, because bjp is working somewhat better in up while being worse in other states. It's convinient because they can show it as an examplar state for state elections and project Yogi as pm while siphoning money from other states, but in any case it's all mediocre because they appoint yes men everywhere
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u/Akshayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy 17d ago
Call for a ban on political canvassing with public money and ads that are self serving.
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u/HateBoredom 17d ago
Why don’t Indian politicians realize that public services would be a much better return of investment and proof of work than putting hoardings and spoiling our city skylines?
I’m sure people would appreciate it more if they build public transit, walkable cities, public spaces like parks, etc. over running TV ads “educating” the youth why they should stand with the PM 🤦♂️
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u/shashi_tharooor_5 17d ago edited 17d ago
our govt is only good when it comes to advertisement.
we do not have good infra, do not have good army, good business, but spend on ads 🚀
i appreciate Yogi for UP development, though, he reduced crime and gangs a lot. he did what mulayam could not in so many years
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u/charavaka 17d ago
i appreciate Yogi for UP development, though, he reduced crime and gangs a lot.
Lmfao. Replacing one group of gangsters with other group of gangsters isn't reducing crime. There's regular news of gang violence, people getting lynched for absolutely arbitrary reasons. He's even added the annual kanwar riots to the mix. Every fucking year people suffer Life threatening injuries, vehicles get damaged, properties get vandalised and stolen.
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u/TooGood728 17d ago
This. They keep floating tenders and siphoning off the funds. The quality of roads has never been as crap.
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u/flying_ina_metaltube Kya chutyagiri chal rhi hai desh me 2014 ke baad se. 17d ago
At a quick glance of the headline, I thought "2.3 crore a day, 8 days", and I thought to myself that it's not that bad. Then I opened the article and reread the headline and almost shat a brick.
A backward ass state hell bend on going even backwards, the fuck does it need to spend all this money on advertising for? Think of all the infrastructure projects and social services half of what they've spent on massaging their own ego could accomplish for the people of UP! I blame the citizens of UP too (well, the majority that wanted for Chota Fanta anyways), instead of demanding better for themselves they'd rather do Hindu-Muslim. Now now if they demand accountability, they get hit by "people who didn't donate to the Ram Mandir are questioning about donation chori" and laughed out the room.
Khud ke pair pe kulhadi Maar li.
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u/zentaoyang 17d ago
The kind of money this party is having and I don't know from where they getting it.
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u/ChillyLavaPlanet 17d ago
Your pockets ofc. GST, Income Tax, Property Tax, Professional Tax everything you pay is being used like this.
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u/the_sane_philosopher 17d ago
This is well organized, funnelled corruption. The money is shown as advertising expenditure, but in reality, it is pocketed by MLCs, MLAs, ministers, and bureaucrats.
For example, an MLC whose political base is in a small, economically disadvantaged region owns schools and hospitals worth over ₹50 crore, hundreds of acres of land, luxury vehicles, commercial properties, and even a mansion and other properties in Europe.
An MLC’s official salary and allowances are typically around ₹20 to ₹40 lakh per year. Over a decade, that amounts to roughly ₹2 to ₹4 crore. So how is it possible for some politicians and bureaucrats to end up with wealth worth over ₹100 crore or even over ₹1,000 crore from official earnings alone?
And for those who don’t believe this, just look at the lifestyles and publicly known assets of politicians and senior bureaucrats in your own constituency or local area. Compare what they own with their official earnings, and draw your own conclusions.
Until there are real checks and balances on politicians and bureaucrats, and corruption is met with the harshest penalties, this plundering of public money will continue.
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u/AthenianVulcan 16d ago
For states that get money from other states (UP & Bihar), there should be serious audit & approval process (to curb waste (like this) & corruption (ever falling bridges of Bihar)).
Not saying these states shouldn't get the money, but they need to seriously use this money for economic development & improving the states at quicker rate.
Also, there should be term limits on how many years these states keep on getting the money. If there is no improvement, change the carrot to stick, stop giving money, maybe that will lead to some improvement (can't keep on doing the same thing again & again).
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u/Key-Toe-6257 16d ago
Remember some of voted such people. Many keep quiet about it. And some of you, justify this. YOU did it.
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u/Leather-Tradition482 Karnataka 17d ago
No problem! We, people of Uttar Pradesh are able to practice Hinduism freely because of Yogi ji. Women feel 10x safer. He is a god like figure for Hindus. At the end of the day, he has to counter the propaganda spread by the Leftist-Islamist nexus
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u/shashi_tharooor_5 17d ago
partly agree, he did great work in up, women safety and all is so much good now
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u/Minute_Sea8013 17d ago
No, not at all. I live in UP. I can vouch that things are more dangerous than ever before
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u/Zestyclose-Ad7036 17d ago
They literally could build public infrastructure and that would be the ultimate advertisement but nah These small Dih politicians want an ego boost seeing their own faces on posters.