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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. 

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

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

Yogi govt has rid UP of ‘mafia & machhar, gang wars & Japanese encephalitis’, says Anurag Thakur

Neelam Pandey -
Union minister Thakur, who is also BJP’s co-incharge for UP polls, says his party has focused on law & order, development, claims SP chief Akhilesh Yadav ‘has changed seat’ fearing defeat.

Flags, posters, roadshows: Glimpses from Varanasi ahead of last phase of voting in UP

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On Friday, PM Narendra Modi held a massive roadshow in his constituency amid cheering crowds showering rose petals. He is also scheduled to address a rally Saturday.

PM Modi raised India’s pride, even Pakistanis grab Tricolour to escape Ukraine, says KP Maurya

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Before last phase of UP polls, Keshav Prasad Maurya talks about BJP’s chances, its focus on development and welfare of all, but says slogans like 'Jai Shri Ram' will continue.

SubscriberWrites: Yogi’s statement comparing UP to Kashmir, Kerala and Bengal will only hurt BJP’s chances 

Arup Polash -
Yogi and his ilk have neither the sagacity nor the flexibility to retract or express regret for an unintended statement, writes Arup Polash.

Modi government put ‘Covid-19 jinn’ in a bottle, says UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath

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Adityanath was addressing a public rally in Jalesar, UP. Taking potshots at previous govts the CM highlighted the poor healthcare facilities and lack of medical colleges in the district.

Samajwadi Party’s ‘itra wale mitra’ gobbled up UP’s developmental funds, says Yogi Adityanath

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Referring to IT raids at premises of various perfume manufacturers, including SP MLC Pushpraj Jain Pammi's, the CM attacked the party, in a poll campaign meeting in Ghaziabad Tuesday.

‘Samajwadi Party’s red caps are painted in blood of Muzaffarnagar riots victims’: Yogi Adityanath

PTI -
UP CM Adityanath also accused the previous SP government of neglecting the poor people of the state and working only for a few friends involved in perfume business.

Yogi is Baba, Mahant, or Gorakhnath. Akhilesh’s image is all about ‘change with continuity’

Badri Narayan -
In some pockets of Uttar Pradesh, the soft influence of Yogi Adityanath travels independent of BJP presence and outreach.

Yogi to contest his first Assembly election from Gorakhpur

Shanker Arnimesh -
The announcement has put to rest speculation that the CM may be contesting from Ayodhya, the epicentre of Hindutva politics.
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