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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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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Yogi Adityanath to announce grand statue of Ram in Ayodhya on Diwali?

India | Nov 02, 2018, 11:33 PM IST

The statue will be 100 metres in length and will be placed on a 36-metres tall pedestal on the banks of Sarayu river.

Hearing of PIL challenging renaming of Allahabad deferred

Hearing on PIL challenging renaming of Allahabad deferred till November 13

India | Oct 31, 2018, 11:04 PM IST

Changing the name of Allahabad, which has been used for hundreds of years, to Prayagraj is neither in interest of the public nor the government, said the PIL.

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Justice delayed is justice denied: Yogi Adityanath on Ayodhya

India | Oct 30, 2018, 04:47 PM IST

The Chief Minister's tweets came a day after the Supreme Court said an appropriate bench would take up the matter of its hearing only in January 2019.   

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Google Trends show Yogi Adityanath as most searched CM

India | Oct 28, 2018, 10:38 AM IST

As per the trends, nearly 70% of the searches were targeted at Yogi Adityanath.

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Krishi Kumbha 2018: PM Modi inaugurates mega farmers' conclave in Lucknow

India | Oct 26, 2018, 12:03 PM IST

Israel and Japan are official partners of Krishi Kumbh 2018 that will continue for three days.

Pension scheme extended to 14 lakh new beneficiaries

Yogi Adityanath directs officials in Uttar Pradesh to cover 14 lakh new beneficiaries under pension schemes

India | Oct 23, 2018, 03:29 PM IST

The chief minister has decided to extend pension benefits to all widows, farmers, the aged and specially-abled persons.

UP govt issues notification renaming Allahabad to Prayagraj

Uttar Pradesh government issues notification renaming Allahabad to Prayagraj

India | Oct 20, 2018, 11:06 PM IST

The proposal to rename the historic city of Allahabad as Prayagraj was approved by the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday.

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Yogi Adityanath meets BJP leaders in Gorakhpur, asks them to prepare for 2019 polls

Oct 17, 2018, 07:52 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: On November 17, in all parliamentary areas, motorcycle rallies would be taken out, he told party members.

Akhilesh Yadav slams Yogi govt over renaming Allahabad

Yogi government to rename Allahabad as 'Prayagraj', Akhilesh calls it 'toying with tradition'

India | Oct 15, 2018, 08:06 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during his visit to Allahabad on Saturday had announced that there was a proposal to rename the city as Prayagraj ahead of the 2019 Kumbh Mela.

Man offers namaz on road outside UP CM’s secretariat

UP CM Adityanath's security breached by man offering namaz on road outside CM Secretariat

India | Oct 13, 2018, 03:02 PM IST

The Lucknow Police arrested a Muslim man after he decided to offer namaz on a busy road outside the secretariat office.

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Lucknow: Yogi Agitya Nath government allots Mayawati's bungalow to Shivpal Yadav

India | Oct 12, 2018, 03:15 PM IST

The official bungalow at 6, Lal Bahadur Shastri Road of BSP supremo Mayawati in Lucknow has been allotted to Samajwadi Secular Morcha president Shivpal Yadav

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Ahead of Lok Sabha elections 2019, Yogi govt gives Rs 760 crore to 'akhadas'

Oct 11, 2018, 02:36 PM IST

Earlier too, reportedly, the state government had given Rs 500 crore to three big akhadas of Allahabad.

File photo of Yogi Adityanath during Karanataka polls

Assembly Elections 2018: UP CM Yogi Adityanath, deputy CMs among BJP's star campaigners for five poll-bound states

Elections | Oct 09, 2018, 07:50 PM IST

With an eye on the saffron vote bank, BJP is expected to use Adityanath during campaigns in Rajasthan's Sikar, Alwar, Churu and Jaipur.

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Swami Paripoornananda: BJP's 'Yogi Adityanath' in Telangana?

Oct 09, 2018, 06:58 PM IST

Swami Paripoornananda was externed in July from the Hyderabad for six months for allegedly making provocative statements.  

Yogi Adityanath speaks to Vijay Rupani over attacks on non-Gujaratis

Yogi Adityanath speaks to Rupani over 'attacks' on north Indians in Gujarat

India | Oct 08, 2018, 07:54 PM IST

I was contacted by some north Indians living in Gujarat and I told them not to pay heed to any rumours, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh said.

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'Demoralised' Asian Games silver-medallist Sudha Singh wants Deputy Director post, State in no mood to oblige

Other Sports | Oct 03, 2018, 08:37 PM IST

She had on Tuesday refused to take cash award at a programme in presence of Governor Ram Naik and CM Adityanath, saying that she wanted the job.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath met Vivek Tiwari's family on October

Apple executive's murder: UP CM Yogi Adityanath hands over cheque of Rs 40 lakh to Vivek Tiwari's family

India | Oct 02, 2018, 08:50 PM IST

Family members of Apple executive Vivek Tiwari, who was allegedly shot dead by a police constable, met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday and demanded strict action against the guilty.

Apple executive death: 'My faith in Yogi government has

Apple executive death: 'My faith in Yogi govt has strengthened', says Kalpana Tiwari post meeting with UP CM

India | Oct 01, 2018, 11:39 AM IST

Vivek Tiwari was shot by a UP cop early on Saturday morning after he allegedly refused to stop his car

200 UP cops under investigation

Apple executive death: 200 Uttar Pradesh cops under investigation for 'laxity in duty', says DGP

India | Oct 01, 2018, 07:08 AM IST

"Twelve police personnel have been dismissed and 200 have been put under investigation for alleged anomalies," the DGP said.

Apple executive shot dead in Lucknow

Apple executive death: Centre directs UP CM to take 'effective' action, Rs 25 lakh announced for Vivek Tiwari's kin

India | Sep 29, 2018, 11:45 PM IST

Going by Apple executive Vivek Tiwari's colleague Sana Khan who was travelling with him, police registered an FIR on the basis of which two constables were also arrested.  

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