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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16th Lok Sabha (June 1, 2014 to March 15, 2017): Adityanath participated in 56 debates-fewer than the average of 72 clocked by MPs from his state.
Adityanath, a government source said, wants to utilize the services of Awasthi, who is currently serving as a Joint Secretary in the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment since April, 2013.
Government on Friday reacted sharply to The New York Times' editorial criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's choice of Adityanath Yogi as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, and said the paper's wisdom to write such
Yogi said that those who will fail to punch on time will face disciplinary action. Besides, he said that CCTVs be installed in all rooms to keep an eye on the staff.
The CM also gave a cheque of Rs 1 lakh as compensation to the victim's husband. Besides, he directed the police officials to take strict action against the guilty.
Putting aside their political differences, SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav’s daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav and her husband Prateek Yadav today called on the new UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Following reports of cow vigilantes and moral police misusing government’s initiatives of banning illegal slaughter and starting anti-Romeo squads, CM Yogi issued strict instructions to senior officials to tackle such elements with an iron hand
The crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses and meat shops by the Yogi Adityanath-led government is forcing lions and tigers of Lucknow Zoo to eat chicken and mutton.
Former Ranji Trophy player and currently a Minister of State in the new BJP government in Uttar Pradesh today lost his cool when he entered his office and saw photo of Samajwadi Party leaders hanging
A probe has been ordered into hoisting of a BJP flag by a group of party workers at a government school in Araria district of Bihar to celebrate the party's win in Uttar Pradesh Assembly
Barely days after Yogi Adityanath took charge as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, the state police have suspended over 100 policemen and consequently sent a strong message that laxity in enforcing law and order
In a message that the police and administrative machinery need to be on their toes all the time, newly appointed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today visited a prominent police station in Lucknow and inspected the state of affairs there
With Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath prioritising the crack down on illegitimate abattoirs in the state immediately after taking office, Uttar Pradesh could soon see itself as the first state to make illegal slaughter on animals a criminal offence.
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has 25 cabinet ministers, nine ministers of state (independent charge) and 13 ministers of state.
Renowned choreographer-director Farah Khan’s husband Shirish Kunder has mocked the elevation of Yogi Adityanath as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today directed government officials to stop chewing pan, pan masala when in office.
Acharya Ramanuj Tripathi, who was among seven other priests involved in the exercise, informed that traditional tantric puja was conducted here to purify it. Besides, the bungalow has been decorated in accordance with Vastu Shastra.
It has been four days since Yogi Adityanath was sworn-in as the 21st Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and 5, Kalidasa Marg, Lucknow – the official residence of the UP CM – is already undergoing major changes before he takes its possession.
Yogi Adityanath, a priest and devout gau-sevak, also ordered a blanket ban on smuggling of cows. He asked district police chiefs to adopt a ‘zero tolerance’ policy towards those involved in such illegal activities.
A major controversy involving senior ranking police personnel of the state is knocking at the doorsteps of the three-day old Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in Uttar Pradesh.
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