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TopicChief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Topic: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Yogi Adityanath, born in 1972 as Ajay Mohan Singh Bisht, is a monk-turned-politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party or the BJP. He has been the longest-serving Chief Minister of the state of Uttar Pradesh, having been in office for over nearly seven years — since March 2017.


Head priest at the Gorakhnath temple, he first joined politics when he was named in charge of managing the election campaign for former MP Mahant Avaidyanath.


Yogi Adityanath represents the Gorakhpur urban constituency in the state legislative assembly. First elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998, he has served as the MP for Gorakhpur in the parliament. He was a member of the Legislative Council of the state between 2017 and 2022. 

27-year-old handling Yogi govt’s social media commits suicide, kin allege harassment

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Family of 27-year-old Parth Srivastava, who was found dead Wednesday, allege that stress and mental harassment are the reasons behind his suicide.

UP BJP MLA hits out at Yogi govt, says ‘if I speak too much, it may attract sedition charges’ 

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Sitapur's BJP MLA Rakesh Rathore, taking stock of Covid-19 preparations in his district, also suggests ruling party MLAs have ‘no worth’ in UP.  

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Shruti Srivastava -
Yogi has become one of the BJP’s prominent voices. Yet, Covid has become very personal to even those who support the govt.

For a change, BJP lawmakers are asking questions from their leadership

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When asked about challenges in their constituencies, BJP legislators used to say: ‘Arre, Modi ji hain na.’ But Covid has shaken them out of their comfort zone.

Allahabad HC asks UP govt to explain how it is tackling Covid in rural and sub-urban areas

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A two-judge bench issued the direction while hearing a petition that claimed the state government's focus was only on dealing with Covid in major cities.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath tests positive for Covid, self-isolates

PTI -
The Uttar Pradesh CM Tuesday isolated himself after some officials in his contact tested positive for coronavirus and later got himself tested after initial symptoms.

33 dons on UP govt radar as it seizes their Rs 1,000-cr assets in 4 yrs. Ansari, Atiq top list

Prashant Srivastava -
The Yogi Adityanath government has prepared a list of 33 jailed gangsters, whose properties are being scrutinised for action.

BJP to stop cow smuggling in Bengal if voted to power, says Yogi Adityanath at Malda rally

PTI -
UP CM Yogi Adityanath alleged that Mamata Banerjee is pursuing appeasement politics and endangering national security by allowing illegal immigrants into the state for vote bank.

Prantiya Rakshak Dal — UP’s home guard-like security force will now be launched in 10 cities

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Prantiya Rakshak Dal was created in 1948 as an alternate security force, and so far was limited only to rural areas. As of now, it has 45,000 serving youth who work closely with police.

Allahabad HC seeks Uttar Pradesh govt’s reply on plea challenging ‘love jihad’ law

PTI -
The primary contention raised in the PIL was that the anti-conversion law impinges upon the fundamental right to choice and the right to change of faith.
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