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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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By opposing Hindutva, opposition is objecting to

By opposing Hindutva, opposition is objecting to development: Yogi Adityanath

Politics | Nov 14, 2017, 06:28 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday attacked opposition parties, saying by opposing "Hindutva" they are objecting to "development" and "bhartiyata" (Indianness).

File photo of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

UP civic polls litmus test for Yogi govt? Adityanath to start election campaign from Ayodhya today

Nov 14, 2017, 10:07 AM IST

A total of forty public meetings have been planned for the Uttar Pradesh chief minister so far.

UP civic polls: CM Yogi to kick off poll campaign from

UP civic polls: CM Yogi to kick off poll campaign from Ayodhya on Tuesday

Nov 13, 2017, 09:18 PM IST

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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UP civic elections 2017: Yogi Adityanath launches BJP's manifesto to woo voters

Elections | Nov 12, 2017, 02:01 PM IST

BJP today came out with its 'Sankalp Patra' or election manifesto ahead of urban local body polls in Uttar Pradesh.

File pic of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Civil aviation promotion policy to help investment, tourism: UP CM Adityanath

India | Nov 08, 2017, 08:58 PM IST

Yogi Adityanath said that his government is stressing on air connectivity along with road connectivity in order to help regional development and tourism as well as create better employment avenues.

File pic of UP CM Yogi Adityanath

No one can have the audacity to export cow meat from UP: CM Adityanath

Politics | Nov 05, 2017, 11:22 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief minister Yogi Adityanath said that his was the first government in the state to put a ban on illegal abattoirs.

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Madrassa's conservative education system cannot ensure progress of individual, country: UP govt

Politics | Nov 05, 2017, 11:50 AM IST

Madrassa's conservative education system cannot ensure "progress of an individual, a state or the country, UP minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary said.

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German tourist attacked for ‘ignoring’ greetings in UP's Sonbhadra, accused arrested

India | Nov 05, 2017, 11:58 AM IST

A German national was assaulted in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district on Saturday, allegedly because he inadvertently ignored a man’s greetings.

Yogi Adityanath meets victims of NTPC boiler blast at

Yogi Adityanath visits NTPC blast injured, toll now 35

India | Nov 04, 2017, 05:44 PM IST

So far 21 patients, in two shifts, have been flown by air ambulances to New Delhi for higher and specialized treatment. The death toll has risen to 35, with the death of two more persons.

File pic of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

UP govt begins identification of illegal Rohingya, Bangladeshi immigrants; aims to evict them within 2 months

India | Nov 03, 2017, 11:10 PM IST

As per the reports, officials will visit jhuggis across the state and check documents before drafting a final list. The process has already begun in Meerut.

Yogi Adityanath govt to toughen laws on use of loudspeakers

Yogi Adityanath govt to toughen laws on use of loudspeakers at religious places

India | Nov 01, 2017, 11:31 PM IST

Earlier, Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam had triggered a major controversy when he dubbed early morning Azaan as cacophonous and intimidation in nature.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath's office gets painted saffron in Lucknow

UP CM Yogi Adityanath's office gets a saffron touch

India | Oct 31, 2017, 01:48 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's office in Lucknow is being painted saffron ditching the traditional white and blue. From the terrace to curtains and towels, everything in CM Yogi Adityanath's office will be of saffron hues.

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Yogi Adityanath government to 'forcibly' retire 250 PWD engineers under Voluntary Retirement Scheme

India | Oct 31, 2017, 12:17 PM IST

The action is in keeping with the Yogi Adityanath government maintaining it will have a zero tolerance policy towards corruption, a senior official said.

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Congress turned Himachal Pradesh into land of criminals, says Yogi Adityanath

Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections | Oct 30, 2017, 09:27 AM IST

UP CM Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday that Congress has turned the land of Gods into the land of crime.

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Yogi Adityanath-led UP government declares Vrindavan, Barsana as pilgrim spots

India | Oct 28, 2017, 08:49 AM IST

The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday notified Vrindavan and Barsana in Mathura district as pilgrim spots, where sale of eggs, non-vegetarian food and liquor would now be banned.

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Aaj Ki Baat October 26 episode: 'Yogi has effectively rebuffed critics on Taj Mahal issue'

Oct 27, 2017, 01:57 PM IST

Yogi has effectively replied to those who were trying to create a wrong impression that the chief minister was favouring those radicals who were opposing the very existence of Taj Mahal.

Swiss couple attack: Three minor boys arrested; centre, UP

Swiss couple attack: Three minor boys arrested; centre, UP govt condemn incident

India | Oct 26, 2017, 11:02 PM IST

Doctors in New Delhi said that Swiss nationals Clerc and Droz, who came to India on September 30, are on the way to recovery.

UP minister pays Rs 4,000 ‘compensation’ after his

Shameful! UP min’s cavalcade runs over peasant’s farm, gives Rs 4,000 ‘compensation’

India | Oct 26, 2017, 07:38 PM IST

In a shameful display of insensibility, one of Yogi Adityanath government’s ministers paid a paltry sum of Rs 4,000 as compensation to a peasant whose farm was run over by his cavalcade.

Akhilesh Yadav makes light of Yogi Adityanath's Taj mahal

It's Lord Rama's 'kamaal': Akhilesh Yadav makes light of Yogi Adityanath's Taj mahal visit

Politics | Oct 26, 2017, 05:53 PM IST

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav today made light of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's visit to the Taj Mahal, saying it is Lord Rama's "kamaal" (wonder).

File pic - UP CM Yogi Adityanath

'Taj Mahal built by blood and sweat of Indian labourers, no need to get into why and when'

Politics | Oct 26, 2017, 05:11 PM IST

Addressing a public rally here, the CM noted that everyday 40,000-50,000 tourists come to Agra and said that it is the government’s responsibility to ensure their safety and security.

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