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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. 

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

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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

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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

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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.

Three lessons for Modi-Shah in below-par performance in assembly polls

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Modi, Shah have outstanding innings with the Congress as the principal challenger. But assembly election records fail.

‘Those who don’t have family will not care for people’ — Akhilesh Yadav’s veiled dig at Yogi

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SP chief Akhilesh Yadav also hurled allegations on Yogi govt of leaking Teachers' Eligibility Test question papers deliberately and said they only tell 'damdaar jhooth' (big lies).

Will contest 2022 UP Assembly elections if BJP decides, says Yogi Adityanath

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Adityanath, is currently a member of UP Legislative Council. He said the state has set an example. During the past four years there were no riots & all festivals were celebrated peacefully.

Must elect Yogi Adityanath as UP CM in 2022 for Modi to be PM in 2024, says Amit Shah

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The Union Home Minister also asserted that the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls will lay the foundation for the BJP’s victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Those celebrating Pakistan’s T20 victory will face sedition, Yogi Adityanath warns

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Uttar Pradesh police have so far taken 5 people into custody for allegedly using indecent words against the Indian cricket team.
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