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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. 

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Shikha Salaria -
Students from economically weak backgrounds complain about fee hike, others want better infra, while DDUGU administration either dismisses concerns or blames lack of funds.

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What Modi’s guarantee to make India 3rd largest economy means for PM probables Yogi, Shah

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74% of UP sees power cuts daily. Some even endure it for 4 hrs, finds LocalCircles survey

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The poor financial condition of the UPPCL is considered to be a reason for the inadequate infrastructure and the Yogi govt’s inability to handle the electricity demand.

2024, farmers, homebuyers — Yogi’s ‘favourite officer’ has task cut out as Greater Noida CEO

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Former Gorakhpur district magistrate IAS Ravikumar NG takes over from Ritu Maheshwari after local BJP leaders tell CM that administration needed a leg-up.
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