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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The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday announced dissolving the Shia and Sunni waqf boards in the state in the wake of corruption charges against them
The maximum repair work was given to the public works department (PWD), which comes under Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya.
Uttar Pradesh CM to address rally in Darbhanga, Nitish Kumar takes a dig at Yogi.
Nitish Kumar also asked Yogi to implement liquor ban in UP.
According to Divyangjan Empowerment Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar, the UP government is planning to waive pending loans worth Rs 3.88 crore, taken by 6,821 disabled persons, in next 100 days.
The demands to declare India a 'Hindu Rashtra' are unnecessary as India has been one since ancient times, Uttar Pradesh minister Surya Pratap Shahi said yesterday.
Directing police officials to act strictly against criminals, Yogi told them to act promptly against those giving shelter to anti-social elements and take stern action against policemen conniving with them.
According to a report in Economic Times, the Chief Minister has asked financial institutions to keep their notices on hold till his government comes good on its loan waiver announcement.
Akhilesh alleged that all development work in Uttar Pradesh had come to a grinding halt under the watch of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and added that even under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the economy was in doldrums.
Leading the visitors who called on the leader on his birthday was Governor Naik, who wished that Adityanath remained healthy and led the state to dizzying heights of development and progress.
Replying to questions from Rajat Sharma in the show Aap Ki Adalat, to be telecast on India TV tonight, the chief minister bluntly said: "Agar apradh karenge, toh thok diye jayenge" (If they commit crimes, we will knock them down).
Directing UP officials not to make special arrangements when he tours the state, Yogi Adityanath said, "We are people who sit on the floor".
Akhilsh Yadav's ambitious highway project that aims to link Lucknow to Ballia would now known only as Purvanchal Expressway, as Yogi govt decided to drop the word 'Samajwadi' from its name.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will today visit Ayodhya where he plans to offer prayers at the makeshift Ram Lalla temple.
Yogi Adityanath said that his government was making all out efforts to clean river Ganga before the 2019 Prayag Ardh Kumbh and sought Belguim's cooperation.
Photographs of Swati Singh inaugurating a beer bar went viral on social media, prompting UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to seek an explanation from the minister.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma on Monday said that upholding the dignity of women is of utmost importance for the Yogi Adityanath government
A shocking footage has emerged from Rampur, where a group of men molested two women near a village and then circulated the video.
CM Yogi claimed that the pollution level in the Ganga river was the highest after the Ganga Action Plan was launched in the 1980s due to non-cooperation of states through which the river passes.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that he inherited jungle raj and it will take some time to establish rule of law in a big state like UP.
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