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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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Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad to run against Yogi Adityanath from UP’s Gorakhpur

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Gorakhpur Sadar is the seat from where the Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded chief minister Yogi Adityanath for UP assembly polls.

Yogi govt to distribute free smartphones, tablets to 1 cr final-year UG, PG students in UP

PTI -
The first phase of the scheme will roll out on 25 December. Final year students of MA, BA, BSc, ITI, MBBS, MD, BTech and MTech will be given preference.

Yogi Adityanath ‘all-rounder’, Oppn can’t face his ‘inswingers & outswingers’, Rajnath says

PTI -
Addressing a rally, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said UP CM Adityanath has been able to control crime in the state while also working for its development.

PM’s Varanasi optics sets the tone for Yogi 2022, Modi 2024

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PM Modi inaugurates 3 major projects including AIIMS, fertilizer plant in UP’s Gorakhpur

PTI -
The projects, built in Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath’s home turf Gorakhpur, are worth over Rs 9,600 crore. The third project inaugurated was ICMR's Regional Medical Research Centre.
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