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Topic: 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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Keshav Prasad Maurya, believed to be a contender for post of BJP state president, has repeatedly said, 'The organisation (party) is bigger than the government.'

Message for Modi & Shah? Why Yogi is silent on being kept out of BJP parliamentary board

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48% of India Today-CVoter survey respondents believe democracy in danger in country. In January, 51.9% felt govt’s handling of economy was ‘outstanding or good’, compared to 48% now.

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+TFP Tanushree Pandey -
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Shortly after CM Yogi finalised the airport's logo and design, biscuit brand Priyagold set up its manufacturing facility in Jewar—a 953.39 crore investment. Shortly after CM Yogi finalised the airport's logo and design, biscuit brand Priyagold set up its manufacturing facility in Jewar—a 953.39 crore investment.

Sick cows, angry workers—five years on, Yogi’s ambitious ‘cow safari’ push remains a dream

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26 staff members—24 ‘Gau Sewaks’ and two supervisors—of Madhwaliya Gau Sadan are fuming at the ‘dismal’ state of affairs at UP’s third largest cow shelter.

Dalit, OBC or Brahmin? BJP faces caste dilemma in choosing next Uttar Pradesh unit chief

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Incumbent UP BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh, an influential OBC leader and a minister in the Yogi Adityanath cabinet, completed his term last Saturday.

Irregularities in transfers look bad on UP govt. Yogi must be democratic, not imitate Gujarat

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Rumblings in Yogi 2.0: MoS sends resignation to Amit Shah, two other ministers unhappy

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Questions are being raised over the functioning of UP government departments, with state ministers Brajesh Pathak, Jitin Prasada and Dinesh Khatik leading the charge.

Arabic teacher, B. Pharm student among 4 held for ‘offering namaz at Lulu Mall’ in Lucknow

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Nine men allegedly offered namaz at mall last week. UP CM Yogi Adityanath Monday called for action against those making 'unnecessary remarks, staging demonstrations' over incident.
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