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 MoreThe chief minister gave the instruction when, after a meeting with the MLAs and other local leaders at the police lines in Saharanpur on Wednesday evening, some BJP leaders complained that some officials of the district refused to listen to them due to which public work was being impeded.
CM Yogi Adityanath gave the instruction when after a meeting with MLAs and other local leaders at the police lines, some BJP leaders complained that some officials of the district refused to listen to them due to which public work was being impeded.
Yogi Adityanath death threat: After the death threat on Dial-112, Yogi Adityanath received a bomb threat on Saturday. According to cops, a threat letter was found in a bag.
Yogi Adityanath bomb threat: The police here Saturday registered two cases against unknown people after pictures of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were found defaced in several hoardings of 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav', officials said.
District Magistrate Ravi Ranjan said the chief minister's face was removed from three hoardings put up by the municipal corporation. He said two FIRs have been lodged and teams formed to investigate the case.
Free bus travel for women in state buses was also announced by the Rajasthan government earlier.
The controversy began with the surfacing of a video on social media in which the woman complainant was pushed by Tyagi, as the two argued over the planting of palm trees by Tyagi in the common area.
Shrikant Tyagi case: He had encroached upon a portion of the common area of the society in front of his flat by constructing a temporary porch using designer wooden pillars and tiles. He had also planted trees in a park in front of his residence.
CM Yogi death threat message: A case has been registered at Sushant Golf City police station after a WhatsApp message was received threatening to kill Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Lucknow police said.
Noida International Airport: The Rs 29,560-crore greenfield airport project in Gautam Buddh Nagar's Jewar, some 75 km off Delhi, is expected to go operational in the last quarter of 2024, the industrial development minister said.
Ayodhya News: The construction of the Ram temple is in full swing in Ayodhya. To avoid crowd on big occasions in Ayodhya and deal with it, the cabinet has approved broadening of the 12.940 km road from Sadatganj to Nayaghat on lines of Kashi Vishwanath corridor.
Desh Ki Awaz survey: In the 403-seat UP assembly, if elections are held now, Yogi Adityanath-led BJP may win 292 seats, Samajwadi Party may win 94 seats, Congress one and Others 16 seats.
Reviewing the zone-wise target for revenue collection in the current financial year, CM Yogi inquired about the efforts being made to achieve the target and gave necessary guidelines to increase the revenue collection according to the potential of different zones.
Desh Ki Awaaz survey: According to a survey by India TV-Matterize, if Lok Sabha elections are held today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA alliance in Uttar Pradesh will get 52 per cent votes as against 50 per cent in 2019.
Lakhimpur violence case: Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Tuesday refused to grant bail to the main accused Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra.
Jitin Prasada transfer controversy: To clear the air on rumours that he is upset with the BJP leadership, the minister said: "There's no question of being upset. Working under UP CM's leadership to meet people's expectations."
Uttar Pradesh Minister Dinesh Khatik sent his resignation letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleging he was not being listened to as he is from Dalit Community.
A total of 5 officials including the Public Works Department (PWD) Head & Chief Engineer Manoj Gupta suspended due to transfer irregularities in the department. This is after the action was taken on PWD Minister Jitin Prasada's OSD Anil Kumar Pandey on July 18.
Bundelkhand Expressway: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will handover Bundelkhand Expressway, built 8 months ahead of schedule in Uttar Pradesh.
Lulu Mall controversy: A controversy broke out after a video purportedly showing a group of people offering namaz at Lulu Mall surfaced on social media, leading to a protest by a right-wing Hindu group that also filed a police complaint.
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