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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. 

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Fact Check: Yogi didn’t campaign on bulldozer in Maharashtra, video circulated with false claim

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Video is from BJP candidate Harish Pimple's rally in Murtizapur in Akola, Maharashtra, from 6 November. A party worker had dressed in saffron like Adityanath and stood on the bulldozer.

‘Bangladesh ke Hindu khatre mein hain’ becomes BJP’s poll plank in UP ahead of 10 key bypolls

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After BJP’s stunning loss in Uttar Pradesh in LS polls, Yogi’s trademark Hindutva rhetoric is back. He is raking up attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh to counter SP’s caste politics.

Why Modi-Shah can’t do to Yogi in 2024 what Vajpayee did to Kalyan Singh in 1999

+TFP D.K. Singh -
The RSS loved both poster boys of Hindutva—Kalyan Singh & Yogi Adityanath. Singh faced rebellion from within the BJP after 1999 polls. Yogi is also under siege from within after 2024 polls.

Lack of support from MLAs, ministers & DMs led to setback in LS polls in UP, finds BJP task force

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New Delhi: Sabotage by BJP MLAs and ministers in the Yogi government, a lack of synergy between the government and the party, non-cooperation from state...

11 dead, 10 injured in UP’s Shahjahanpur as truck loaded with gravel overturns on bus

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The incident occurred at Hajiyapur village when the bus had halted at a roadside eatery on its way to Purnagiri temple in Uttarakhand's Tanakpur. The driver of the dumper fled from the spot.

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Modi is seeking a third term in the Lok Sabha elections. The city’s streets come alive with support as he pays homage to Madan Mohan Malviya and visits Kashi Vishwanath Temple.

Fact Check: Viral clip of Modi & Yogi in UP shows a candid moment between them, not PM’s ‘anger’

ThePrint Team -
The full video of the public meeting held in UP's Pilibhit, as part of BJP's campaign for LS polls, shows Modi didn't insult Yogi Adityanath, was directing him towards podium.

UP is the new liquor capital—Record revenues, home bars, model shops. Yogi govt loving it

+TFP Sagrika Kissu -
From model stores like The Weekend, to beer brands such as Campai and Winery and brand Regina, Uttar Pradesh has left high liquor revenue states behind.

In five-year span, UP witness 250 times growth in export sector, says Yogi Adityanath

Amir Qureshi -
The UP CM said the state has received investment proposals worth Rs 38 lakh crore, which will create around 1 crore 10 lakh jobs for the youth.
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