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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. 

Prominent faces of Yogi 2.0 — a different Brahmin deputy CM, a Modi aide, many OBC leaders

Shanker Arnimesh -
Once BSP’s Brahmin face, Brajesh Pathak has replaced Dinesh Sharma as deputy CM, while OBC leader KP Maurya has been retained as Yogi’s other deputy despite poll defeat.

‘UP mein Baba, MP mein Mama’ — Shivraj Chouhan unveils Yogi-style model of governance

Neelam Pandey -
A soft-spoken man perceived as a moderate, MP CM has switched tracks to appear as a hardliner, which BJP leaders and analysts feel is a strategy for 2023 elections.

SubscriberWrites: Indian politics in dire need of an Opposition unit made of regional parties. UPA is history

Nithin B Shylesha -
Except Yogi, BJP does not have strong local leaders. Even Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s hold has weakened over time, writes Nithin B Shylesha.

BJP has the most diversified representation. See caste composition of new UP assembly

Arvind Kumar -
The BJP seems to have overturned the game of rival political parties claiming to be the harbinger of social justice and welfare on their own turf.

‘New-age Swami Vivekananda, prime mover of BJP’s UP success’ — RSS praises Yogi for poll win

Madhuparna Das -
Yogi Adityanath is the first UP Chief Minister in 37 years to get a second consecutive term in office, after completing a five-year tenure. He won over 1 lakh votes in his seat.

People buried politics of caste, religion by ensuring BJP’s victory, says Yogi Adityanath

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Lucknow: People have buried the politics of caste and religion by ensuring the victory of BJP and its allies in Uttar Pradesh under the...

BJP looks set to retain Ayodhya in 1st poll after Ram Temple verdict, but margin shrinks

Unnati Sharma -
BJP’s Ved Prakash Gupta had nearly 1 lakh votes as of 5.10 pm, far ahead of Samajwadi Party candidate Tej Narayan Pandey’s over 80,000 votes.

With heft of victory in UP, Yogi Adityanath can now begin to assert himself at BJP high table

Neelam Pandey -
The normally assertive Yogi Adityanath can start to have a say in crucial party decisions. The first step towards that can be his induction in the party’s parliamentary board.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath wins in Gorakhpur (Urban) in his first assembly election

Neelam Pandey -
Yogi Adityanath, a 5-time MP, had become an MLC after being sworn in as CM in 2017. Bhim Army's Chandrashekhar Aazad 'Ravan' trails heavily.

BJP’s ‘double-engine’ pitch sells development but UP still lagging. See these indicators

Mayank K Jha -
Enabling infrastructure such as industrial corridor, export promotion industrial parks and trade exhibition centers remains woefully inadequate in the state.
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