{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-05T09:25:49.794Z","data":{"id":"bjp-up-2022-031","text":"Complete five expressways: Ganga, Kanpur-Lucknow, Gorakhpur Link, Ballia Link and Bundelkhand.","quote":"हम अगले 5 वर्षों में उत्तर प्रदेश में देश के सबसे बड़े एक्सप्रेस-वे नेटवर्क का रिकॉर्ड समय में निर्माण पूर्ण करेंगे - 594 किलोमीटर का गंगा एक्सप्रेस-वे, एलिवेटेड कानपुर-लखनऊ एक्सप्रेस-वे, गोरखपुर लिंक एक्सप्रेस-वे, बलिया लिंक एक्सप्रेस-वे, बुंदेलखंड एक्सप्रेस-वे।","quoteIsExact":true,"quoteLanguage":"hi","quoteEnglish":"In the next 5 years we will complete in record time the country's largest expressway network in Uttar Pradesh - the 594 km Ganga Expressway, elevated Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway, Gorakhpur Link Expressway, Ballia Link Expressway, Bundelkhand Expressway.","page":10,"sector":"infrastructure","measurability":"measurable","importance":"headline","deadline":"2027-03-31","deadlineType":"implied","status":"in_progress","rating":8,"ratingRule":"in_progress","provisional":true,"confidence":"medium","reason":"Four of five have opened: Bundelkhand (July 2022), Gorakhpur Link (June 2025), Ganga (April 2026) and Lucknow-Kanpur (reported opened July 2026). The Ballia Link Expressway was still under construction in June 2025; its later status was not confirmed.","evidence":[{"date":"2022-07-16","sourceType":"news","publisher":"The Quint","title":"PM Modi inaugurates 296 km-long Bundelkhand Expressway in Uttar Pradesh","url":"https://www.thequint.com/amp/story/news/india/pm-modi-inaugurates-296-km-long-bundelkhand-expressway-in-up","quote":"Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, July 16, 2022 inaugurated the 296-km-long Bundelkhand Expressway.","stance":"supports"},{"date":"2025-06-20","sourceType":"news","publisher":"The Week (PTI)","title":"CM Adityanath inaugurates Rs 7,283 cr Gorakhpur Link Expressway","url":"https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/business/2025/06/20/nrg13-up-expressway.html","quote":"Inaugurated the 91.352-km Gorakhpur Link Expressway; Ballia Link (35 km) and Lucknow-Kanpur (63 km) described as being 'completed rapidly' (summary).","stance":"supports"},{"date":"2026-04-29","sourceType":"news","publisher":"All India Radio News","title":"PM Modi inaugurates 594-km-long Ganga Expressway","url":"https://newsonair.gov.in/pm-modi-inaugurates-594-km-long-ganga-expressway-connecting-meerut-to-prayagraj/","quote":"Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the 594-km-long Ganga Expressway in the Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh.","stance":"supports"},{"date":"2026-07-15","sourceType":"news","publisher":"Organiser","title":"Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway opens","url":"https://organiser.org/2026/07/15/369902/bharat/uttar-pradesh-yogi-government-achieves-another-infrastructure-milestone-as-lucknow-kanpur-expressway-opens/","quote":"Report on the opening of the 63-km Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway (summary).","stance":"supports"}],"tags":["expressways"],"sensitive":false,"review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-05","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"bjp-up-2022","partyId":"bjp","electionId":"up-2022"}}