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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. 

Yogi Adityanath govt’s efforts in tackling Covid crisis ‘unparalleled’, says PM Modi

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PM Modi's remarks came during his visit to his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi to inaugurate the Rudraksha Convention Center, constructed with the help of Japan.

Modi set for Varanasi visit this week as BJP gears up for 2022 UP election

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PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency, on 15 July. He is expected to inaugurate the Rudraksha Convention Center, built with the help of Japan.

New Modi cabinet fulfils idea of public representation envisaged by Ambedkar, Lohia: Adityanath

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In a series of tweets, UP CM Adityanath says followers of Ambedkar and Ram Manohar Lohia will accept that Modi's 'Sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas' mantra validates soul of the Constitution.

BJP says won big in UP district panchayat chief polls, claims 67 out of 75 seats

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State BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh said the success of the party was due to the welfare policies initiated by its government and the popularity of PM Narendra Modi & CM Yogi Adityanath.

Those indulging in black-marketing of remdesivir in UP being booked under NSA, CM Yogi says

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Speaking in Kanpur, Yogi Adityanath also said properties of those hoarding or black-marketing life-saving medicines will be seized.

How one act of defiance in Mughal India cemented Sikh-Muslim ties in Punjab’s Malerkotla

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Muslim-majority Malerkotla has been declared as the 23rd district of the state, with the Punjab government fulfilling a decade-long demand of its residents.

Now, Union minister Gangwar writes to CM Yogi to flag ‘grave concern’ about UP Covid crisis

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While Santosh Gangwar is first Union minister to write to UP CM about Covid mismanagement, several BJP MPs & MLAs in state have also flagged issues in their letters to Yogi.

Yogi replaces ‘Team 11’ with ‘Team 9’ to tackle Covid, brings in ministers to take charge

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The previous team only had civil servants in it. In the new team, all the nine members have been assigned different responsibilities to tackle the pandemic in the state.

Appalled at Harsh Vardhan statement denying oxygen, vaccines shortage: Chidambaram

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Taking to Twitter to express his outrage, the senior Congress leader asked if doctors and families were lying and if photos of the crisis were fake.

‘No shortage of oxygen’: UP govt says hospitals can’t deny admission to Covid patients

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UP government has asked govt hospitals to direct patients to private hospitals if beds are unavailable. The cost of treatment will be borne by state government.
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