Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Governor Acharya Devvrat received a formal invitation to attend the inauguration of the 2025 Mahakumbh in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Sunday. The invitations were handed over to the two dignitaries by Urban Development Minister and Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Vocational Education and Skill Development AK Sharma and Kapil Dev respectively. Sharma is a former Gujarat cadre IAS officer who took voluntary retirement before joining politics.