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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. 

New UP population policy aims to reduce gross fertility rate to 2.1 by 2026 and 1.9 by 2030

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While unveiling the Uttar Pradesh Population Policy 2021-2030, UP CM Yogi Adityanath called rising population in the state a 'hurdle in development' Sunday.

Rising population at the root of issues like societal inequality, says UP CM Yogi Adityanath

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On World Population Day, the UP CM said population control is the primary condition for the establishment of an advanced society.

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BJP will win more than 300 seats in upcoming UP assembly polls, says Yogi Adityanath

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Speaking after BJP’s win in the Zila Panchayat polls, Adityanath congratulated BJP workers & said there was no doubt the party will form the govt in Uttar Pradesh in 2022.

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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's daily Facebook activity involves 3-4 posts, much more than her presence on Twitter or Instagram. But opponents say all that won’t count for much politically.

RSS leaders call on UP Deputy CM Maurya with Adityanath in tow, seek to resolve row

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The meeting came about a week after Keshav Maurya suggested that Adityanath might not be the BJP’s chief ministerial face in the 2022 assembly election.

Congress turncoat Jitin Prasada meets Yogi Adityanath, seeks his ‘blessings’

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Prasada said they discussed ways to ensure that welfare schemes reach the public more effectively and party organisation is strengthened. A govt official termed it a 'courtesy meeting.'

Why these books by Yogi Adityanath and Baba Ramdev don’t qualify as works of philosophy

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Chaudhary Charan Singh University’s inclusion of Adityanath and Ramdev books in philosophy course seems trivial but as an academic philosopher, it is disturbing.
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