Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath drew parallels between King Bhagirath, who brought the river Ganga from heaven to Earth, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Participating in the Ganga Yatra programme in UPs Mirzapur, CM Adityanath referred to PM Modi as 'Ayodhya ke Raja Bhagirath' of modern times who has undertaken the task to clean the holy river.