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Yogi Adityanath

Yogi Adityanath

DOB: 5 June 1972

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yogi Adityanath is the current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Adityanath, also the Mahant (chief priest) of the Gorakhnath Math, Gorakhpur, has been sitting at the helm of state affairs since 2017 when the saffron party stormed to power with a brute majority, dethroning then ruling Samajwadi Party. In this election, the BJP has fielded him from the Gorakhpur Sadar seat. He is running for MLA for the first time. Adityanath was sworn in as the Chief Minister of the country's most populous state on March 19 in 2017. He was then a member of Lok Sabha, representing the Gorakhpur constituency. He won from Gorakhpur constituency in every Lok Sabha election held since 1998 before being given the responsibility to lead a state where politics mostly revolved around caste and religion for decades. Under Adityanath's rule, Uttar Pradesh saw a massive infrastructure development push, a boost in economic activities and improvement in the law-and-order situation. Known for his outspoken attitude, Adityanath has been a prominent campaigner for the BJP in elections. The BJP is banking on the development works undertaken by the Adityanath government and the leader's charisma in the run-up to the high-stakes assembly polls in 2022. Adityanath in his rallies has been pitching for another term to the saffron party, highlighting that the BJP government has worked towards making UP bhrashtachar mukt, bhaya mukt, danga mukt, gaddha mukt aur andhkaar mukt (free of corruption, fear, riots, potholes and darkness) in the last five years.

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‘Moral hazard’: RBI reacts to govt’s promise of farm loan waiver

Apr 06, 2017, 08:15 PM IST

Two days after the Uttar Pradesh government cleared a proposal to waive off crop loans totalling Rs 36,359-crore, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today frowned upon it, terming it as a ‘moral hazard’.

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All doctors must practice in rural areas for two years, says Yogi Adityanath

Politics | Apr 06, 2017, 04:59 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday requested MBBS graduates to offer their services in rural areas for at least two years saying it will make the services better in these areas besides cutting off the urban load.

Nothing wrong with India becoming a ‘Hindu Rashtra’: 10

Nothing wrong with India becoming a ‘Hindu Rashtra’: 10 things CM Yogi said in his first TV interview

Politics | Apr 06, 2017, 10:33 AM IST

In his TV interview ever since he became the UP CM, Yogi Adityanath opened up on a wide range of issues, from ban on slaughterhouses and unemployment in the state to standards of education and situation of law and order.

Choice of food and its trade part of right to life, says

Slaughterhouse crackdown: Choice of food and its trade part of right to life, says Allahabad HC

India | Apr 05, 2017, 06:15 PM IST

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the choice of food, food habits and trade in foodstuff were part of right to life and livelihood guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.

For a change, Yogi govt may strengthen THIS Samajwadi Party

For a change, Yogi govt may strengthen THIS Samajwadi Party project

Politics | Apr 05, 2017, 04:01 PM IST

In a presentation the police department is to soon make to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, 1090 has been included as a successful project that needs to be followed up with more manpower and financial muscle

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Top Iraqi Shia cleric issues fatwa against cow slaughter in India

India | Apr 05, 2017, 02:28 PM IST

Amid the raging debate over cow-slaughter in India, a top Shia cleric from Iraq has issued a fatwa urging minorities not to kill the animal, considered sacred in Hinduism.

Will Maharashtra waive farm loans next? CM Fadnavis ‘to

Will Maharashtra waive farm loans next? CM Fadnavis ‘to study’ UP model

Politics | Apr 05, 2017, 02:18 PM IST

A day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced crop loan waiver up to Rs 1 lakh, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said the state government will study the UP model of farm loan waiver worth Rs 36,000 crore.

Rahul, Akhilesh differ on CM Yogi Adityanath’s Rs 36K cr

Rahul, Akhilesh differ on CM Yogi Adityanath’s Rs 36K cr farm loan waiver

Politics | Apr 05, 2017, 11:51 AM IST

A day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath waived off loans up to Rs 1 lakh of small and marginal farmers in the state, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi termed the move as a “partial relief” but “a step in the right decision”.

Are waiving off crop loans the only solution to farmers'

Farm loan waivers: A short-term political solution to a much larger problem

India | Apr 06, 2017, 07:29 PM IST

A look at how successive governments have extended crop loan waiver schemes but fell short of providing real solutions to farmers' woes

After ‘chhoti bahu’ Aparna, uncle Shivpal Yadav to meet

After ‘chhoti bahu’ Aparna, uncle Shivpal Yadav meets CM Yogi Adityanath

Politics | Apr 05, 2017, 12:01 PM IST

Senior Samajwadi Party leader and Akhilesh Yadav’s uncle Shivpal Yadav will meet newly-elected Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow today.

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No compromise on illegal slaughterhouses in UP: Yogi Adityanath govt after first cabinet meet

Politics | Apr 05, 2017, 08:29 AM IST

The Uttar Pradesh government headed by Yogi Adityanath has made it clear that there would be no compromise on illegal slaughterhouses in the state.

Yogi govt waives off Rs 36,359-cr farm loans, Akhilesh says

Yogi govt waives off Rs 36,359-cr farm loans, Akhilesh Yadav says BJP betrayed farmers

Politics | Apr 05, 2017, 07:44 AM IST

In the first Cabinet meet on Tuesday, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttara Pradesh government waived off farm loans up to Rs 1 lakh. The move, costing Rs 30,279 crore, will benefit nearly 2.15 crore small and marginal farmers across the state.

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From farm loan waiver to new industrial policy: Major decisions in Yogi's first cabinet meeting

Politics | Apr 04, 2017, 10:32 PM IST

The first Cabinet meeting of the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Uttar Pradesh government was today chaired by Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow.

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Will discuss Ram Mandir with my ‘Hindutva partner’ Yogi Adityanath, says Subramanian swamy

Politics | Apr 04, 2017, 01:29 PM IST

Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has said that he will discuss the Ram mandir issue during his meeting with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today saying they were both “partners in Hindutva”.

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Will CM Yogi Adityanath announce a waiver on farm loans today? UP Cabinet to decide today

Politics | Apr 04, 2017, 01:04 PM IST

Speaking to reporters here yesterday, Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya confirmed that the promises made in the BJP's manifesto for the just-concluded state Assembly polls will be on the agenda of the meeting.

UP slaughterhouse ban to impact prices of leather products

UP slaughterhouse ban to impact prices of leather products, widen job losses to other states

Apr 04, 2017, 12:11 PM IST

The crackdown by the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government on illegal slaughterhouses could eventually result in a price hike for leather products across the country.

Action against illegal slaughterhouses as per SC, NGT

Action against illegal slaughterhouses as per SC, NGT directives: CM Yogi

Politics | Apr 04, 2017, 08:25 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that he was merely trying to enforce the law and there was no prejudice involved.

Misconceptions due to my saffron-clad look, says Yogi

'Misconceptions' due to my saffron-clad look, says Yogi Adityanath; promises to win hearts of all sections

Politics | Apr 03, 2017, 08:59 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath believes that misconceptions have been created about him due to his saffron-clad look and has promised to win hearts of all sections.

Yogi Adityanath will chair first cabinet meeting tomorrow

Loan waiver for 1.5 cr farmers in offing as Yogi Adityanath chairs first cabinet meeting tomorrow

Politics | Apr 03, 2017, 08:17 PM IST

The issue of loan waiver of farmers in Uttar Pradesh will be on top of the agenda when Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath chairs the first cabinet meeting of his government tomorrow.