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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. 

Why are BJP leaders going after bureaucracy in Yogi’s UP

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Lucknow: A strong power struggle is underway in Uttar Pradesh between civil servants, many of whom are seen to be close to Chief Minister...

UP Info dept with Rs 1,700-cr budget used to ‘break’ Apna Dal—BJP ally Ashish Patel’s dig at Yogi govt

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Ashish Patel, a minister in Yogi government, is the vice president of Apna Dal (Soneylal). His wife Anupiya Patel is minister in Modi's Council of Ministers.

Kanpur CMO suspended after public spat with DM that exposed UP BJP rift

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At centre of fight between DM Jitendra Pratap Singh & now-suspended CMO Hari Dutt Nemi are allegations of corruption and unprofessional conduct.

NaMo-asana, recommended for Trump & vegan food trucks ‘behind enemy lines’

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NaMo-asana, recommended for Trump & vegan food trucks 'behind enemy lines'

Days before Yogi’s visit, heavy explosives set off without notice in Bahraich

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A Union Petroleum industry authorised company used the explosives for drilling purposes. Local BJP MLA termed it a ‘serious security lapse’.

Who is 1991 batch IPS Rajeev Krishna, UP’s 5th acting DGP in a row

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Krishna replaces Prashant Kumar, considered close to CM Yogi. The appointment comes amid speculation of rift between state govt & Centre over DGP appointments.

Yogi Adityanath’s journey set for big-screen adaptation. Behind-the-scenes story of the project

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Ajey: The Untold Story of a Yogi, based on Shantanu Gupta's 2017 book The Monk Who Became Chief Minister, is set to hit theatres later this year. Its teaser was released last week.

222 mafias killed, 930 booked under NSA: Yogi 8-yr report card leans heavily on ‘improved law & order’

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Samajwadi Party chief and former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav asks what's the point of celebrating 8 years when cases of encounters and rapes in Uttar Pradesh being reported daily.

Whistle-blowers or party snipers? UP ministers’ ‘letter bombs’ leaving Yogi govt red-faced

Prashant Srivastava -
Half-a-dozen ministers have trained their guns at bureaucracy in last two years of Yogi’s second term, latest being Minister of State for Women and Child Development Pratibha Shukla.

Vice President Dhankhar, UP CM Adityanath, and diplomats from 73 countries visit Maha Kumbh on Saturday

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CM Adityanath is scheduled to attend the Pattabhishek ceremony at Satuwa Baba’s camp at 4 pm. Officials said 116 diplomats would be at the Maha Kumbh Mela on 1 February.
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