Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath's popularity leads to increased saffron symbolism in Indian politics.

Saffron symbolizes renunciation but is transforming into the color of political power in India's Hindi heartland. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath's popularity fuels the trend, as ascetics in saffron robes frequently visit his office. Saffron-clad MPs Sakshi Maharaj and Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti have been renominated, and Acharya Pramod Krishnam, formerly of the Congress, is reportedly joining the BJP.