Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the political tussle between different parties seems to be escalating with the debate this time centred around the Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple, a major pilgrimage place in Mathura constituency that will go for polling on February 10. While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) plans to develop the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple as a part of cultural nationalism, Congress thinks the temple is already well built and the BJP's development plans are a non-issue raised by the party because everything else failed.

BJP claims that following Kashi Model, the Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple will become an international tourism spot. Shrikant Sharma, the State's Energy Minister told ANI that the BJP government is working on cultural nationalism. "We waited for 500 years for Ram mandir. Then Kashi Vishwanath corridor happened under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Based on the Kashi Model, our government is committed to the all-around development of Braj Chaurasi Kos. The development of Braj as a religious and cultural centre is our priority. If it won't happen now, then when?" Sharma asked.