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.
Read MoreAfter a massive win for the saffron party in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Yogi Adityanath will also meet party workers involved in the management of elections to thank them and boost their morale.
In a video, the teacher is seen campaigning and making objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Modi and Adityanath in a public meeting of a political party before the assembly elections.
The 'none of the above' (or NOTA) option on electronic voting machine (EVM) was introduced in India in 2013.
Among the ministers who lost is outgoing deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya who lost to the Samajwadi Party's Pallavi Patel by 7,337 votes in the Sirathu seat.
The BJP's win in Uttar Pradesh is a record as no party has won consecutive elections in the country's most populous state in nearly four decades.
Adityanath greeted PM Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president J P Nadda and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for ensuring the return of the BJP for a second consecutive term in Uttar Pradesh.
Yogi's victory is not just limited to Uttar Pradesh, but the BJP's face on a national level as well. Here are five reasons why.
The BJP is leading in 274 seats, while Samajwadi Party on 105. Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party is leading in four seats and Congress on four as well. Others were ahead on four seats in the state that sends most number MPs to Lok Sabha.
Voting in Kanpur Cantt was held in the third phase on February 20. The key contest is between BJP's Raghunandan Bhadauria, Samajwadi Party's Mohd Hassan Rumi.
Jaswantnagar Election Result 2022: The seat has been Shivpal's stronghold for years now. It falls under the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat considered as Samajwadi Party's bastion.
In 2017, this constituency was won by the Bharatiya Janata Party. Gorakhpur Urban under Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
While a few ‘bahubalis’ managed wins in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, a majority of them were rejected by the voters. Not only this, a majority of the turncoats failed to win their seats.
Responding after SP chief Akhilesh Yadav's statements on Tuesday that EVMs are being comprised, the poll body said, "Some rumors related to EVMs were spread which is wrong. Action has been taken. Commission has directed CEO UP to take action against such rumour mongers."
At least 12 exit polls have predicted that Yogi Adityanath is going to retain Uttar Pradesh for the second consecutive term as Chief Minister.
As per CNX Exit Poll, the Bharatiya Janata Party may just manage to retain power in Uttarakhand and win Uttar Pradesh by a comprehensive margin.
Exit Poll 2022: Ahead of the counting day on March 10, India TV brings you Exit Polls of 5 states to gauge the mood of people in -- Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa, and Manipur -- where polling was held from February 10 to March 7.
People have given their support to the BJP on the issue of nationalism, development, good governance and security in the six phases of polling held so far and this trend is continuing in the seventh and last phase scheduled for Monday," UP CM Yogi Adityanath told reporters.
On Sept 10, 2021, the Additional Chief Secy (Religious Endowment), had passed an order to designate the 22 municipal wards.
UP Election 2022 Phase 6: The 10 districts where the elections will be held in this phase are Deoria, Basti, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Sant Kabir Nagar, Siddharthnagar, Balrampur, Ambedkar Nagar and Ballia.
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was speaking ahead of the 6th phase of the state assembly election 2022 on March 3. In the upcoming phase, polling will also take place in Gorakhpur. CM Yogi is contesting from Gorakhpur's Sadar seat for the first time in the assembly election.
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