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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Addressing the state Assembly for the first time since taking oath, the CM reiterated that the government will work for all sections of the society without any discrimination and will ensure balanced development.
Following Yogi Adityanath-led government’s crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses in Uttar Pradesh, meat has gone off the menu at Aligarh Muslim University.
FIRs have been registered against more than 2,600 people that includes 1,419 students, 1,100 centre superintendents and 178 invigilators.
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bukhari, however, said that he was hopeful of the BJP government taking the matter seriously and addressing the issue sincerely with effective measures.
In her letter, the woman, who has been identified as Shagufta, said that her husband abandoned her fearing she may give birth to a girl ‘again’.
Five personnel of Uttar Pradesh police, which was on a raid against illegal slaughterhouses, have been reportedly injured in an attack by mob on Wednesday. Giving details of the incident, Additional SP Ram Murat Yadav
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath on Wednesday talked said he informed by BJP chief Amit Shah only a day before the swearing-in ceremony.
Speaking at a Yoga event here, the CM, without asking Muslims to perform Surya Namaskar, noted that it bears many similarities to the Namaz, the Muslims’ form of prayer.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday asked the police officials of the state to change their working style in order to create fear in the minds of criminals and anti-social elements.
In a video which went viral on Tuesday, a girl, along with her father, can be seen getting thrashed up by goons. The suspects are believed to be residents of the same area and live in their neighbourhood.
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev today praised the Uttar Pradesh government headed by Yogi Adityanath for closing all illegal slaughter houses in the state.
The inclusion of Adityanath’s name in the list of star campaigners is significant because a large number of electorate in Delhi hail from the eastern party of the Uttar Pradesh, considered the bastion of UP’s new CM.
Ansari, who contested on a BSP ticket, emerged winner from Mau assembly seat in Assembly polls.
A day after Jharkhand followed the footsteps of Yogi Adityanath-led government by cracking down on illegal abattoirs, the clampdown spread to four more BJP-ruled states – Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh government today said it was mulling various options, including raising loan to meet additional burden on the exchequer, to fulfill BJP's commitment to waive debts of small and marginal farmers.
In a move aimed at checking cases of mass cheating in the Uttar Pradesh Board exams, the Yogi Adityanath government on Tuesday launched a Whatsapp number to register complaints.
Chiding the government, Banerjee said that a government has to work for all and the slogan ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ in real terms should be implemented in letter and spirit.
A look at 5 decisions by Yogi Adityanath that show he is walking in Modi’s footsteps
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj spoke with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday morning about the attack on an African student by a mob in Greater Noida.
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