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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Senior Samajwadi Party leader and Akhilesh Yadav’s uncle Shivpal Yadav will meet newly-elected Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow today.
The Uttar Pradesh government headed by Yogi Adityanath has made it clear that there would be no compromise on illegal slaughterhouses in the state.
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.
The first Cabinet meeting of the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Uttar Pradesh government was today chaired by Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow.
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”.
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.
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.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that he was merely trying to enforce the law and there was no prejudice involved.
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.
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.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has reiterated that the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute should be resolved through mutual negotiations. as advised by the Supreme Court.
After ordering a stay on Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) results following complaints of massive irregularities, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday summoned UPPSC Chairman Dr Anirudh Yadav.
Acting swiftly on India TV’s sting operation that exposed major licensed meat exporters clandestinely selling beef, a team of UP Police today visited the house of trader Waqil Qureshi in Hapur but found the house locked and the accused missing.
In the first sting operation carried out in Hapur, a major buffalo meat exporter having a licensed abbattoir, offered to add cow meat with that of buffalo in containers meant for export to Gulf countries.
Hindu Yuva Vahini – a pro-Hindutva outfit founded by him in 2002 – has seen a spike in membership applications with over 5,000 requests being received on an average every day, ever since Yogi Adityanath sworn in as UP CM.
Singer Sonu Nigam, who recently performed at IIT-Kanpur's annual technological festival Techkriti, praised Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath saying that it is good to see him showing interest in his own state.
Protesting against Yogi Adityanath-led government’s crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses, meat sellers in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday called off their strike.
Prima facie, Azam Khan appears to have committed irregularities in the sale of property belonging to the Waqf Board, the Uttar Pradesh minister said today
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