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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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The employee, Parth Srivastava, hanged himself in Lucknow Wednesday. Based on his father's complaint that some colleagues forced him to commit suicide, a case was registered.

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The directions came after several bodies were found floating in the Ganga. The UP chief minister also stressed that a fine may be imposed to ensure no one dumps bodies in rivers.

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Dr Kafeel urges CM Yogi to let him help in Covid fight, told to apply on public hearing portal

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Dr Kafeel Khan, suspended in connection with oxygen shortage that killed 60 children in 2017 in Gorakhpur hospital, said Yogi govt can put him under suspension again once the crisis is over.

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UP is building 4 expressways — 340-km Purvanchal, 296-km Bundelkhand, 91-km Gorakhpur Link and 594-km Ganga — to boost socio-economic development.

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