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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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UP CM Adityanath to review arrangements for Trump's Agra visit

UP CM Adityanath to review arrangements for Trump's Agra visit

India | Feb 17, 2020, 01:51 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath will be visiting Agra on Tuesday to take stock of arrangements for the visit of US President Donald Trump to the city of Taj Mahal.

Terror threat looms over Yogi Adityanath; journalists being issued new ID cards

Terror threat looms over Yogi Adityanath; journalists being issued new ID cards

India | Feb 14, 2020, 09:45 AM IST

Fresh ID cards are being issued to journalists after the intelligence agencies issued an alert of a possible terror attack on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath where the attacker could impersonate a journalist. 

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Possibility of terror attack on Yogi Adityanath at Gorakhnath temple, Intel agencies alert UP Police

India | Feb 13, 2020, 03:30 PM IST

​There could be a possibility of a terror attack on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, intelligence agencies have revealed. The Uttar Pradesh Police has been further alerted on the possible attack. According to the intel input, Adityanath could be attacked at the Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur.

Uttar Pradesh ministers will now be given iPads

Uttar Pradesh ministers will now be given iPads to go tech-savvy

India | Feb 13, 2020, 10:33 AM IST

Of late, Yogi Adityanath was seen using his iPad and reading notes at the Defence Expo 2020 in Lucknow. The government will also give training to their MLAs, who face difficulties in using their tablets.  

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Defence Expo 2020: UP CM Yogi Adityanath terms Uttar Pradesh 'Mahakumbh'

India | Feb 08, 2020, 11:57 PM IST

As the 5-day-long biennial event, Defence Expo 2020 held in Lucknow concluded on Saturday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath termed the state as the 'Mahakumbh' with reference to defence equipment manufacturing companies' gathering.

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Defence Expo 2020: UP can provide better infrastructure, logistics for defence production, says CM

India | Feb 07, 2020, 02:26 PM IST

On the second day of 11th Defence Expo 2020, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed a seminar organized by UPEIDA and FICCI at DefExpo-2020 on Thursday.

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'Kejriwal is feeding Biryani to Shaheen Bagh protesters’: EC sends notice to Yogi over remarks

Elections | Feb 06, 2020, 07:23 PM IST

UP CM Yogi Adityanath had said on February 1 that the Arvind Kejriwal government "supplies biryani" to protesters at Shaheen Bagh

UP govt allots 5-acre land for mosque in Ayodhya

UP govt allots 5-acre land for mosque in Ayodhya

India | Feb 05, 2020, 01:38 PM IST

Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a trust for Ram temple construction, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has approved a proposal to allot five acres of land to the Sunni Waqf Board in Ayodhya for construction of a mosque as directed by the Supreme court.

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22 films make it to Yogi Adityanath govt's subsidy list

Feb 05, 2020, 11:21 AM IST

The Uttar Pradesh government has, so far, cleared subsidy worth over Rs 112.4 million for 16 Hindi and six Bhojpuri films.

Will Pakistan decide who Indians should vote for, asks Yogi

Will Pakistan decide who Indians should vote for, asks Yogi Adityanath

Elections | Feb 03, 2020, 11:48 PM IST

 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday accused Arvind Kejriwal of having a "partnership" with Pakistan and appealed to the people in Delhi to not vote for the AAP chief as it will make Pakistan happy.

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Shaheen Bagh protestors against Article 370 abrogation, Ram mandir construction: Yogi Adityanath

Elections | Feb 02, 2020, 07:31 PM IST

While addressing an election rally in Delhi's Badarpur, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday attacked the anti-CAA protestors in Shaheen Bagh area.

Adityanath's campaigning should be banned in Delhi, says Sanjay Singh

Delhi Assembly polls: AAP demands ban on Yogi Adityanath for violating MCC

Elections | Feb 02, 2020, 03:29 PM IST

The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday demanded the Election Commission to ban Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from campaigning in the national capital over his alleged provocative speeches.

Those who supported terrorists in Kashmir staging protest in Shaheen Bagh, says Adityanath

Those who supported terrorists in Kashmir staging protest in Shaheen Bagh, says Adityanath

Elections | Feb 01, 2020, 09:41 PM IST

Lashing out at the people protesting against the new citizenship law, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday alleged that those who supported terrorists in Kashmir were staging a protest in Shaheen Bagh and raising slogans of 'azadi'.

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Video: Yogi Adityanath takes holy dip at Sangam Ghat in Prayagraj

India | Jan 30, 2020, 10:41 AM IST

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also performed ‘puja' on the banks of Sangam and later participated in a photo session at the ‘selfie point'. A video of the chief minister taking a holy dip was posted on Twitter.

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8 Union, 56 UP ministers to take part in Ganga Yatra

India | Jan 26, 2020, 02:58 PM IST

When UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath embarks on his ambitious Ganga Yatra from Monday, eight union ministers including home minister Amit Shah, and 56 ministers from Uttar Pradesh, will be a part of the event. 

Yogi's drive to identify CAA beneficiaries runs into problems

Yogi's drive to identify CAA beneficiaries runs into problems

India | Jan 15, 2020, 11:50 PM IST

The drive initiated by Uttar Pradesh's Yogi Adityanath government to identify non-Muslim immigrants in the state seems to have run into rough weather. In Pilibhit, where the maximum number of about 35,000 illegal immigrants has been identified, it has now been found that information is being sought by the state government on an unverified document.

Ajay Devgn thanks CM Yogi Adityanath for granting tax exemption to Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior

Ajay Devgn thanks CM Yogi Adityanath for granting tax exemption to Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior

Celebrities | Jan 14, 2020, 02:30 PM IST

Ajay Devgn, Kajol and Saif Ali Khan starrer Tanhaji: The Unsung Watrrior has been ruling the box office even though it clashed with Deepika Padukone’s Chhapaak.

Noida, Lucknow to have police commissioners: Yogi govt takes big decision

Noida, Lucknow to have police commissioners: Yogi govt takes big decision

India | Jan 13, 2020, 12:10 PM IST

In a big cabinet decision, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh announced that Lucknow will be divided into two zones - Lucknow City and Lucknow Rural for better policing. The number of women officers will also be increased in Noida, Greater Noida and capital city Lucknow.

UP CM Adityanath takes stock of preparations for 'Ganga Yatra'

UP CM Adityanath takes stock of preparations for 'Ganga Yatra'

India | Jan 12, 2020, 06:59 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday reviewed preparations for the 'Ganga Yatra', which will begin on January 27 and conclude on January 31.

UP government sets up temporary schools for kids of labourers at Magh Mela (Representational image)

UP government sets up temporary schools for kids of labourers at Magh Mela

India | Jan 08, 2020, 11:10 AM IST

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is setting up two makeshift schools at the Magh Mela campus here for children of daily wage labourers who work at the fair. 

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