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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Polling was held for five municipal corporations, 71 nagar palika parishads, and 154 nagar panchayats. An estimated 1.09 crore voters are said to have exercised their franchise at 11,679 booths in this phase.
Amid rumours that there was a romantic dream sequence between Padmavati and Alauddin Khilji's characters, many groups have been protesting against the movie, alleging that it distorts history.
Lamba, however, said while Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has termed Padmavati as ‘rashtramata’, his Uttar Pradesh counterpart wants “gaumata” to be the ‘rashtramata’.
Attacking the SP and BSP, he said that corruption was at its peak during the past 15 years in the state and all works in the civic bodies were decided from Lucknow.
By becoming Congress president, Rahul Gandhi will make easier our task to make India ‘Congress-mukt’, Yogi Adityanath said.
Though the UP chief minister said that it’s wrong to threaten Bhansali and Deepika Padukone, he pointed out that the film maker was no less guilty.
The scheduled release date of the film, mired in controversy over conjectures that it "distorts history" regarding Rajput queen Padmavati, has been deferred from December 1.
Referring to the Kairana exodus, the Chief Minister said that his government was committed to establishing the rule of law and order and such incidents could not recur.
The Chief Minister alleged that under previous state governments, there were "riots every week" and they had failed to nab rioters and curb organised crime.
Adityanath said that the first challenge before him when he took charge as the CM was to control crime in the state, adding that stability in law and order is attracting investment in the state.
Yogi Adityanath said that Ghaziabad's industrial character would be revived and that he will make Ghaziabad a smart city through the local bodies.
Akhilesh Yadav also criticised the Yogi Adityanath government for the plight of potato farmers and non-payment of arrears to cane growers, among others.
Gates, who is visiting the city to review work initiated by Milinda Gates foundation in state, is likely to announce new initiatives to benefit people of the state.
Yogi Adityanath has directed municipal corporations to ensure that garbage is not burnt and sprinkling of water to control dust.
Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar says resolving the Ayodhya issue is a tough task but he is still hopeful.
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said his meeting with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar just was a ‘courtesy call’.
In their 30-minute long meeting, officials said that Ravi Shankar briefed the chief minister about his initiative to try thrash out a mutually acceptable formula to the long simmering Ayodhya dispute.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday attacked opposition parties, saying by opposing "Hindutva" they are objecting to "development" and "bhartiyata" (Indianness).
A total of forty public meetings have been planned for the Uttar Pradesh chief minister so far.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will kick off the campaign for urban local body polls from the temple town of Ayodhya on Tuesday.
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