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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. 

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UP govt announces Rs 7.36 lakh crore budget. ‘State’s largest ever,’ says CM Yogi Adityanath

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New schemes worth Rs 24,863.57 crore included, emphasis on women, youth, farmers and employment generation.

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Social welfare dept's proposal seeks to amend rules of Maintenance and Welfare of Parents Act which requires children to care for their elderly. Draft to be tabled again in January.

Ayodhya airport to be ready by 15 December, says Yogi, after visit with Jyotiraditya Scindia

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UP CM's announcement on Maryada Purshottam Shri Ram International Airport comes ahead of next month's Ram temple opening. Airport director says DGCA licence for flight operations expected soon.

Akbar saw Allahabad as a city of Hindus. What was Yogi’s logic behind renaming it?

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Manjunath was killed by a petrol pump owner and his employees and friends for exposing the corruption in the Indian Oil Corporation.

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The urban local body polls in UP are all about Yogi Adityanath and his governance. His mafia-ko-mitti-mein-mila-denge take on gangster encounters is the central plank.

‘Only way to wipe out mafia’: On Atiq turf Prayagraj, encounter killings find many fans. But not all sold

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Atiq Ahmed was allegedly killed last week by 3 men posing as journalists. However, 4 others accused in Umesh Pal murder have been killed in alleged police encounters.

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Vasundhara Raje, Gajendra Singh, CP Joshi share one stage for the first time in Bharatpur. It has been called the world's eighth wonder.

Biggest achievement is changing country’s perception of UP, says Yogi as he marks sixth year as CM

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Addressing a press conference, the CM says that his dispensation has shown what a stable majority govt can do. Today, UP is counted among states with the best infra, he says.
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