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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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+TFP Akanksha Mishra -
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CM Yogi sets record in air travel. 3 helicopters, 3 planes but UP govt doesn’t own any of them

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MotoGP event will promote global automobile investments in Uttar Pradesh, says Yogi Adityanath

PTI -
The UP CM said that the UP government is working with the Centre to develop sports facilities like stadiums and mini-stadiums in every district of the state.

Amarmani Tripathi’s release ties many ends—Yogi’s prison friendship, Brahmin-Thakur vote bank

+TFP Krishan Murari -
'Brahmin lion of Purvanchal is coming back'—Tears, triumph, and toasts marked the Adityanath govt’s order to release the four-time MLA and his wife serving life sentence in the 2003 Madhumita Shukla murder case.

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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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Heena Fatima -
The bulldozer worsened the plight of women and children who were already traumatised by the communal violence of 31 July.
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