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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. 

UP CM Yogi Adityanath congratulates devotees on taking 1st Amrit Snan at Mahakumbh

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In a post on X, CM Yogi described this sacred event as a living testament to India's eternal culture and faith, the CM also wished the people of the state on Makar Sankranti.

Portrait of a Yogi causes stir in IAS circles & a Babbar redux keeps UP Congress guessing

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BJP gets a shot at redemption in Ayodhya as Milkipur bypoll date out. Why party’s oozing confidence

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SP & BJP have been gearing up for the crucial contest since well before bypoll was announced. SP has named Awadhesh Prasad’s son Ajit Prasad as candidate, BJP yet to announce its pick.

Who is Sanjay Prasad, Yogi’s data man, tech-savvy taskmaster & UP’s most powerful IAS officer today

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The 1995-batch IAS officer has regained charge of home dept after 9-month gap. The pandemic, during which Prasad was Yogi's '2nd-in-command', significantly bolstered his closeness to CM.

No Yogi at Ken-Betwa river link project launch, was never even on PMO’s guest list

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Fact Check: Yogi didn’t refer to Salman Khan in interview, video altered to replace ‘Islam’ with ‘Salman’

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A social media user shared a clip from a 2023 ABP News interview with UP CM Yogi Adityanath, claiming he was referring to actor Salman Khan, asking him to 'follow the law of India'.

Yogi ascendant with BJP-RSS blessings ahead of UP bypolls. How he silenced rumblings after LS setback

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After Lok Sabha shocker, CM Adityanath is said to have put his house in order and become more pliant. CMO functionary says ‘how can anyone think of replacing such a firebrand leader?’

Death threat to Yogi Adityanath says ‘will blow up’ UP CM if he doesn’t resign in 10 days

ANI -
Threatener called Mumbai Police Traffic Control Cell and warned that Yogi Adityanath will face the same fate as Baba Siddique, who was shot dead in Mumbai on 13 October this year.

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One business, 2 states, ₹400 cr gap. What Tamil Nadu & UP bandage industries say about India

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