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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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Owaisi communal twist to UP encounters, says 37 percent of those killed are Muslims

India | Mar 15, 2021, 03:49 PM IST

Owaisi claimed that Muslims are being killed in encounters by the police in Uttar Pradesh. He said that out of 6,475 encounters of the criminals that took place in the state between 2017 and 2020, 37 per cent were Muslims.

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Develop Ayodhya as a Vedic city: Yogi Adityanath

India | Mar 11, 2021, 01:27 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to develop Ayodhya into a Vedic City as it was the focal point of faith of millions of people across the globe.

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What makes Yogi Adityanath a superstar campaigner in Bengal

Elections | Mar 05, 2021, 01:52 PM IST

Yogi Adityanath, who is also the head priest of sacred Gorakhnath math seat of the Nath sect, has lakhs of followers spread across different parts of Bengal and Assam.

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Will win 350 seats in Uttar Pradesh elections, work towards abolishing EVMs: Akhilesh Yadav

India | Mar 04, 2021, 06:29 PM IST

The Samajwadi Party (SP) will win the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections by a huge majority and then 'samajwadi people' will work towards abolishing the electronic voting system, party president Akhilesh Yadav claimed on Thursday.

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Prayagraj: Two criminals linked to gangster Mukhtar Ansari killed in encounter

Mar 04, 2021, 09:29 AM IST

The Special Task Force of Uttar Pradesh Police has naturalised two wanted criminals in an encounter in Arail of Prayagraj district.

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Flights from Ayodhya's international airport to start early next year

India | Mar 03, 2021, 12:36 PM IST

Ayodhya Airport: 377 acres of land has been made available to the Airports Authority of India for the development of the airport.

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'Appeasement politics, love jihad': In first Bengal rally, Adityanath goes all out against Mamata

Elections | Mar 02, 2021, 06:22 PM IST

Raking up the issue of 'love jihad', the Uttar Pradesh CM said that the Trinamool government has failed completely in controlling such incidents, on the other hand UP has got a law for it.

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Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Election 2021: Reservation list for panchayat polls to be released today

Elections | Mar 02, 2021, 09:08 AM IST

UP Panchayat Chunav Reservation List: The three-tier panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh are scheduled for April. The UP Panchayat polls were earlier slated to be completed by January 13, 2021. 

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No proposal to reduce tax on petrol, diesel: UP government

India | Feb 25, 2021, 02:08 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh government has said that there is no proposal to reduce tax on petrol and diesel as revenue is needed to ensure betterment of health services and other development works.

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UP gave opportunities to Gandhis but...: Yogi on Rahul's North-South politics remark

India | Feb 24, 2021, 05:33 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday targeted Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi over a recent speech comparing politics in north and south India and said that the opposition leader was playing divisive politics.

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Punjab 'shamelessly' protecting gangster Mukhtar Ansari, UP govt tells SC

India | Feb 24, 2021, 03:47 PM IST

During the hearing, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Ansari, said that he (Ansari) was "small fry" being cornered by the "might of the state".  

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COVID crisis not over, following protocols must for protection: Adityanath

India | Feb 24, 2021, 09:24 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said the coronavirus crisis is yet to be over and the laid down protocol should be followed to prevent it.

Ayodhya airport to be named after Lord Ram

Ayodhya airport to be named after Lord Ram

India | Feb 22, 2021, 05:39 PM IST

The under construction airport in Ayodhya will be named Maryada Purushottam Sriram Airport, Ayodhya after Lord Ram and a provision of Rs 101 crore has been made for it in the budget presented in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Monday.

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UP Budget 2021-22: Rs 50 crore for COVID vaccination, Rs 140 cr for Ayodhya airport - Highlights

Business | Feb 22, 2021, 11:21 PM IST

This is the Adityanath government's first paperless budget. It is also the fifth budget of the present government in the state before the next UP Assembly polls.

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Unnao case: FIR against 8 Twitter handles on charges of spreading 'misleading information'

India | Feb 22, 2021, 08:03 AM IST

Unnao police claimed that the users of these eight twitter handles had tweeted that the two minor girls, who were found dead in the fields, were sexually assaulted and that their last rites were performed against the wish of their families.

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UP CM Yogi Adityanath to visit Kerala today

India | Feb 21, 2021, 08:18 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be in Kerala on Sunday to flag off BJP's 'Parivartan Yatra' led by party state president K. Surendran, which is set to start from Kasaragod.

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PM Modi like 'ahankari raja' from old stories: Priyanka Gandhi in Muzaffarnagar mahapanchayat

India | Feb 20, 2021, 08:36 PM IST

Likening Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the character of an arrogant king, ahankari raja, from stories of yore, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said he is unable to understand that the 'jawan' who has kept the country safe is also the son of a farmer.

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Unnao: Post-mortem conducted on 2 girls, another treated for suspected poisoning | Developments

India | Feb 18, 2021, 06:46 PM IST

​A mysterious case involving the death of two Dalit girls in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao has sent shockwaves across the country. So far, there is no identified cause behind their deaths. Meanwhile, a third girl continues to be in critical condition in a hospital in Kanpur.

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Bodies of two minor girls found in field in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao, third critical

Feb 18, 2021, 11:29 AM IST

The girls were found in the family's field in Asoha area of Unnao district. Police suspected it to be a case of poisoning.

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Urvashi Rautela meets CM Yogi Adityanath during shoot of 'Inspector Avinash' |PICS

Celebrities | Feb 16, 2021, 08:32 PM IST

Bollywood actress Urvashi Rautela, who will be next seen in the web series “Inspector Avinash” met the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath along with the other members of her team. Take a look