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TopicCM Yogi Adityanath

Topic: CM 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. 

Yogi’s development politics & how it’s paired with a side of ‘blunt & forceful Hindu nationalism’

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First Atiq, now Mukhtar. Yogi inaugurates flats for poor built on ‘mafia land’ in Lucknow

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UP CM launches second such project, on land his government claims was seized from late mafia-turned politician Mukhtar Ansari’s illegal possession.

‘Pappu, Tappu, Appu’—Yogi calls Rahul, Tejashwi, Akhilesh as INDIA bloc’s ‘three monkeys’

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Darbhanga: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yogi Adityanath on Monday took a sharp jibe at the Mahagathbandhan alliance, saying...

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Red carpet for the Kabuliwala & suing for peace

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Mayawati’s Lucknow rally: Bua vs Bhatija, praise for Yogi & a clear green signal to an heir

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At the Thursday rally, BSP chief Mayawati accused SP of exploiting Dalit icons and told party workers that BSP will contest the state polls solo in 2027.

Cleric who once said Modi should learn from Yogi: Who’s Tauqeer Khan, in eye of ‘I Love Muhammad’ storm

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Linked to communal riots for decades, sent to jail for 1st time last week. From an influential family, he has shifted support from Cong, to Kejriwal, to SP-BSP, even praised Yogi for 'rajdharma'.

Fractured ranks? BJP walks a tightrope from Yogi’s biopic buzz to Kerala’s AIIMS location battle

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19-yr-old NEET aspirant brutally killed by cattle smugglers in Gorakhpur, sparks violent protests

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According to police, the smugglers abducted Deepak Gupta when he along with others were chasing them away from his village. They crushed the 19-yr-old's head before dumping his body.

‘It is not a political film’—Yogi Adityanath biopic set to release after CBFC tussle

Tina Das -
The film, Ajey: The Untold Story of a Yogi, has no mention of the Hindu Yuva Vahini, a controversial outfit founded by Yogi Adityanath in 2002.
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