Takeaways from the race blog:-
1. Poorva got a clear run and overtook BSK (at Samhon), Vaishali (at Bhadan) and Shram Shakti (probably at Ghaziabad) on the way.
2. BSK suffered the least and got overtaken by Poorva (at Samhon) and overtook Vaishali (at Hirangaon) Shram Shakti (probably at Ghaziabad) on the way.
3. Vaishali was held back as usual due to its halts...
more... and was overtaken by Poorva (at Bhadan) and BSK (at Hirangaon).
4. Gorakhdham got a clear run again as expected, overtaking BP Mail (at Daud Khan) and arriving hugely before time at New Delhi.
5. BP Mail was also probably held back at Ghaziabad as it witnessed overtakes by Poorva and BSK along with Shram Shakti (probably).
6. Prayagraj showed some aggression till say 1 hr. after departing from Kanpur Central, but then was made to hold back because of its halts, and never disturbed any other train ahead in the Line-Up.