TopicYogi Adityanath

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.

‘Mini CM’, ‘super CM’, troubleshooter IAS officer — the power centres in Yogi’s UP

Sanya Dhingra - October 12, 2020

A powerful civil servant, a BJP gen secy and former Man Friday of Mayawati & Akhilesh are the faces of UP administration as it draws flak for Hathras incident.

8 days after UP govt recommendation, CBI finally registers case in Hathras ‘gang-rape’

Ananya Bhardwaj - October 11, 2020

Central govt notified Sunday that the CBI will take over the investigation, and the agency's Ghaziabad branch under Lucknow zone will conduct a fresh probe.

How Mayawati, Priyanka or Akhilesh could defeat Yogi Adityanath in Uttar Pradesh in 2022

Shivam Vij - October 9, 2020

The challenge before the three opposition leaders in UP is to convert a four-cornered contest into a two-cornered one.

How Yogi’s ‘Super DMs’ and ‘Team 11’ are a bigger problem than caste of SPs and DMs

Arvind Kumar - October 9, 2020

Uttar Pradesh has a law and order problem. Not just caste, blame Yogi Adityanath’s new posts that were created because of his own shortcomings.

Who are Thakurs of UP and why are they powerful? Answers are key to understanding Hathras

Sanya Dhingra - October 9, 2020

Questions about rise of ‘Thakurvad’ under CM Yogi are back after 4 Thakur men were accused of the alleged gang-rape and murder of a Dalit woman in Hathras.

‘Justice for Hathras victim’ pamphlet, news reports — UP Police ‘proof’ against Kerala scribe

Ananya Bhardwaj - October 8, 2020

Journalist Siddique Kappan and 3 others were arrested on their way to Hathras Wednesday and booked under the draconian UAPA.

BSP moves to win back Brahmins, Satish Mishra put on the job to revive party’s 2007 formula

Prashant Srivastava - October 8, 2020

BSP is set to hold district-wise meetings and conferences of the party’s Brahmin workers from Navratri.

Judging police performance by crime data is a bigger issue than politicisation: Neeraj Kumar

Neeraj Kumar - October 6, 2020

Police officers see several benefits in not registering a crime or delaying justice. Hathras case showed the UP Police in its true colours.

Congress listened, Yogi doesn’t — Why Hathras isn’t the same as Delhi 2012 gangrape case

Kavita Krishnan - October 6, 2020

Cremating the body at midnight, besieging family of Dalit victim, allowing displays of Thakur supremacy are all Hathras hallmarks.

Yogi govt urges SC to order court-monitored CBI probe in Hathras ‘gang rape’ case

Bhadra Sinha - October 6, 2020

In an affidavit filed before Supreme Court, UP govt has requested for a probe to dispel ‘false narrative’ to ‘malign the image of the state government on social media’.

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