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.
Don’t worry Ashok. Yogi Adityanath will be Prime Minister after Modi
If the BJP wins 40 – 50 seats in Uttar Pradesh, overcoming formidable arithmetic, the question will arise : Was this success due to Yogiji or despite him ? Three years remain of the state government’s term. Perhaps its 200 million people deserve better governance, a sharper focus on economic development.