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 issue of loan waiver of farmers in Uttar Pradesh will be on top of the agenda when Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath chairs the first cabinet meeting of his government tomorrow.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has reiterated that the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute should be resolved through mutual negotiations. as advised by the Supreme Court.
After ordering a stay on Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) results following complaints of massive irregularities, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday summoned UPPSC Chairman Dr Anirudh Yadav.
Acting swiftly on India TV’s sting operation that exposed major licensed meat exporters clandestinely selling beef, a team of UP Police today visited the house of trader Waqil Qureshi in Hapur but found the house locked and the accused missing.
In the first sting operation carried out in Hapur, a major buffalo meat exporter having a licensed abbattoir, offered to add cow meat with that of buffalo in containers meant for export to Gulf countries.
Hindu Yuva Vahini – a pro-Hindutva outfit founded by him in 2002 – has seen a spike in membership applications with over 5,000 requests being received on an average every day, ever since Yogi Adityanath sworn in as UP CM.
Singer Sonu Nigam, who recently performed at IIT-Kanpur's annual technological festival Techkriti, praised Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath saying that it is good to see him showing interest in his own state.
Protesting against Yogi Adityanath-led government’s crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses, meat sellers in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday called off their strike.
Prima facie, Azam Khan appears to have committed irregularities in the sale of property belonging to the Waqf Board, the Uttar Pradesh minister said today
Yogi Adityanath has ordered a probe into Akhilesh Yadav’s Gomti riverfront project and has sought a report within 45 days.
As soon as his helicopter landed at the Police Ground, Nand Gopal Gupta's supporters went berserk. The crowd broke through the barricades and surrounded the helicopter to greet the leader.
There are at least 18 schemes that begin with the ‘Samajwadi’ tag. Also, the photo of former CM Akhilesh Yadav printed on the front page of ration cards will be removed.
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has transferred many mafias of the state, including Mukhtaar Ansari and Ateeq Ahmad, from one jail to another.
Shivraj Singh Singh said that his government has decided to launch a campaign to check 'majnoo-type' behaviour from men in the state.
In a significant decision, the Uttar Pradesh government, headed by Yogi Adityanath, on Friday banned all forms of strikes by employees in state universities and colleges with immediate effect.
Former UP minister Azam Khan today asked Chief Minister Yogi Adtyanath if he would offer ‘namaz’ if it is similar to ‘surya namaskar’.
Following allegations of cops in Uttar Pradesh resorting to ‘moral policing’ in the name of ‘anti-Romeo’ drive, the state police chief on Friday issued a letter with fresh guidelines to the force.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will today visit the cowshed in Lucknow’s Kahna Upvan on the invitation of Aparna Yadav, daughter-in-law of Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Almost a week after the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government’s crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses, the state’s meat traders are likely to call off the ongoing strike after their ‘positive meeting’ with the Chief Minister.
A Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday gave its approval to the constitution of ‘anti-Romeo’ squads by the UP police to check harassment of women in the state.
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