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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. 

BJP nears sweep in UP bypolls, Yogi Adityanath gets big boost 15 months before next elections

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BJP leads in 5 of the 7 seats up for grabs with comfortable margins, while Samajwadi Party leads one, and the other is a toss-up. Yogi personally led BJP’s campaign.

Editors Guild asks UP CM Adityanath to release jailed journalists, ensure freedom of press

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In letter to CM Yogi Adityanath, Editors Guild says there are compelling cases of authorities harassing journalists working in UP, and cites several cases that were registered this year.

BJP sent Yogi, Nadda to Darbhanga to take on Congress candidate it calls ‘Jinnah sympathiser’

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Congress’s Maskoor Usmani is contesting from Jale seat in Darbhanga, where Yogi Adityanath & JP Nadda campaigned in last 2 days, claiming credit for Ram Mandir, Article 370 removal.

Yogi-Nitish duel on CAA is NDA’s ‘fixed game’ for Bihar, says Tejashwi’s party

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In areas that have sizeable number of Muslim voters, alliance partners BJP and JD(U) are making contradictory statements ahead of the final phase of polling in Bihar.

J&K to Kerala, Gujarat, Bengal — Journalists across India face police action, even for tweets

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Here's a list of journalists across 18 states and UTs who have either been arrested or have been booked under several sections of the IPC since March.

‘T-20’ teams across UP for legal aid to Brahmins — Jitin Prasada’s bid to woo community

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Congress leader Jitin Prasada says atrocities against Brahmins in UP have increased in last 3 yrs. Advisory panel of ex-civil servants will guide his Brahmin Chetna Parishad to help ‘victims’.

Hathras ‘rape-murder last straw’, 236 Valmikis in Ghaziabad village convert to Buddhism

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Karera's Valmiki residents allege the ‘upper-caste’ Chauhans, who form the majority in the village located close to the Hindon Air Base, discriminate against lower caste villagers.

48 hrs since Ballia firing, main accused still absconding, releases video blaming officials

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The main accused, a local BJP leader, says his 80-year-old father and sister-in-law were attacked in the presence of officials.

Vote for any party, but only a Tripathi will win UP bypoll as everyone’s wooing Brahmins

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The 3 main opposition parties SP, BSP and Congress fielded Tripathis for the 3 November bypoll, so ruling BJP had to give ticket to another.

‘Shakti’ drive to raise awareness & track ‘criminals’ — Yogi govt’s makeover bid after Hathras

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The government will launch two new programmes — ‘Mission Shakti’ and ‘Operation Shakti’ this week. Move comes weeks after the Hathras controversy.
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