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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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Amit Shah, JP Nadda, CM Yogi, Smriti Irani express grief as PM Modi’s mother passes away

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah & several of cabinet and party colleagues as well as state ministers expressed their grief over the demise of PM Modi's mother who passed away early Friday at 100.

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According to an official statement, CM Yogi Adityanath will personally meet with significant industrial organisations in Mumbai; separate teams have been prepared for other 6 cities.

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Uttar Pradesh court convicts Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in ‘hate speech’ case

ThePrint Team -
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3 killed, over 60 injured as fire breaks out at Durga Puja pandal in UP’s Bhadohi

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The fire broke out Sunday night in the Ekta Club Pooja Samiti's puja pandal, during a digital show with 300 to 400 people. The pandal was reduced to ashes, according to officials.

How Yogi govt is trying to mollify deputy CMs, ministers and stamp out discontent

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More district inspections, greater say in transfers and weekly coordination meetings with the chief minister for deputy CMs are some of the steps taken by the BJP govt in UP.

2 dead after fire breaks out at Lucknow’s Levana Suites, cause yet to be confirmed

PTI -
15 fire tenders & 13 ambulances rushed to the Lucknow hotel. The ten injured were taken to Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Civil Hospital. UP CM Adityanath has ordered a probe into the matter.
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