Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that after Ayodhya and Varanasi, it is now the "turn" of Mathura, reported news agency PTI.

Addressing an election rally, he said, "The turn of Kashi and Ayodhya is over. Now it's the turn of Mathura. The wait for both of them (Ayodhya and Varanasi) has already ended. Now, we are making efforts for Mathura. We are proceeding there and its beginning will be from Kurukshetra." The chief minister was apparently referring to the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya after a Supreme Court ruling and the redevelopment of the Kashi Vishwanath temple corridor in Varanasi. Courts are also hearing temple-mosque disputes in Varanasi and Mathura, reported PTI.