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 MoreAdityanath has long been advocating to free the state from the “politics of caste and appeasement” which he claimed had been rampant during the last 15 years.
Stressing the need for quality education, the UP CM expressed disappointment over the fact that the country was not able to utilise energy of those “misguided” in ‘rashtra nirman’ (nation building).
Netanyahu was received by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at the Kheria Airport.
In November last year, Adityanath had said that Bhansali was no less guilty than those issuing threats to actors & others involved with the film & asserted that if there is any action, "it will be against both the sides"
Lashing out at the filmmaker, Yogi Adityanath had said that Sanjay Leela Bhansali was "habitual of playing with public sentiments".
Adityanath said that had the Congress laid more emphasis on development, Amethi would not have languished.
Addressing the crowd in his bastion on the last of three-day celebrations, Adityanath said that opposition leaders are victim of misapprehension and that the people of Gorakhpur have organised the event at its fullest.
PM Modi, in an apparent reference to the recent heated exchanges between Karnataka CM and Yogi Adityanath on the microblogging site Twitter, jeered Siddaramaiah saying "Yogi has defeated many with his skills".
"Our ISRO scientists have made us proud yet again. ISRO today created a century in satellite launching. Farmers, fishermen & scientists of the nation will be helped in getting ground details with this success", the PM tweeted.
“We believe that changing colours will not change anything...It is only the colour of development that is permanent...Instead of doing anything for people’s welfare, the BJP is involved in works that divert attention,” Yadav said.
In last 10 months, 31 criminals have been gunned down by police in 921 encounters and more than 2000 goons were sent behind the bars. Also three police personnel have lost their lives in encounters.
Adityanath said development would not gain momentum in Karnataka unless there was synchronicity in the thinking process between the BJP-ruled Centre and the state’s chief minister.
The move comes after the Allahabad High Court ordered the removal of loudspeakers from religious places, in an attempt to curb the increasing noise pollution.
On Friday, when the boundary wall was painted saffron, it triggered an immediate storm even while the ruling party leaders said "not much should be read" in the development.
As Adityanath was headed to Lok Bhawan for an event, the man who had camouflaged himself with the waiting media at the gate, tried to leap in front of the Chief Minister's car when the cars arrived.
According to sources, Governor Ram Naik has okayed the withdrawal of "many cases" based on recommendations sent by the ruling BJP in the state.
The case against Adityanath, Shiv Pratap Shukla, Sheetal Pandey and 10 others was filed at Gorakhpur’s Pipiganj police station in May 27, 1995 for holding a meeting in violation of prohibitory orders.
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) managing director Mangu Singh also graced the event. After the inauguration, all the dignitaries, including PM Modi, took a ride on b
For the last 29 years, chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh had been avoiding visits to Noida because of the widespread superstition that any CM visiting Noida loses his or her seat soon after.
A united Opposition expressed apprehension that the UPCOC Bill, 2017, could be misused against political adversaries and the press and demanded that it be sent to the select committee of the House for scrutiny.
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