Uttar Pradesh accounts for nearly 78 per cent of cases pending before Fast Track Courts across India, with more than 13.74 lakh matters awaiting disposal, according to Department of Justice data obtained under the RTI Act. The country had over 17.54 lakh pending cases across 884 functional FTCs as of June 30, 2026

Thousands of supporters lined the route from the airport, while flower petals were showered on his convoy using excavators. Slogans of "Sher Aaya" (the lion has arrived) rang out, and fireworks were set off as hundreds of vehicles accompanied his convoy