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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. 

Gorakhpur deaths: Mum’s the word in Yogi govt to counter negative publicity 

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The CM is said to have directed MLAs, party leaders to avoid talking about tragedy to avoid further trouble Kumar Anshuman in Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur: CM’s mutt aides may have missed signs of looming crisis

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The UP government’s handling of the situation would give the Opposition the pound of meat to attack both Adityanath and Modi, and raise serious questions about their claim of good governance Rajgopal Singh

Despite order, doctors of Gorakhpur’s BRD Medical College have thriving private practice

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The government says it's cracking down on doctors violating its rule on private practice, due to which many doctors might run into trouble.  Kumar Anshuman in Gorakhpur

Despite order, doctors of Gorakhpur’s BRD Medical College have thriving private practice.

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The government says it's cracking down on doctors violating its rule on private practice, due to which many doctors might run into trouble.  Anshuman Kumar

I did whatever I thought was right as a doctor: Kafeel Khan

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Medical fraternity condemns his sacking, says he was made scapegoat, blames politicians for Gorakhpur tragedy. Kumar Anshuman in Gorakhpur

Former head of Gorakhpur’s BRD Medical College likely to take charge again

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Pediatrician Dr. K.P. Kushwaha, who campaigned for use of vaccination to prevent Japanese encephalitis, has been tapped by CM Adityanath.  Kumar Anshuman in Gorakhpur

BJP workers to be appointed OSDs to UP ministers

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After Amit Shah’s advice, the state BJP unit takes steps to improve communication between the Yogi government and the party. Kumar Anshuman

Hindutva to Hindutva-plus

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Mr Modi has changed the politics of Hindu grievance to that of Hindu resurgence, from soft secularism to hard nationalism.
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