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 MoreAsad Ahmad, Ghulam Encounter: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday alleged the Yogi government of carrying out encounters with an eye on polls.
Asad Ahmed was caught on CCTV when Umesh Pal was killed and had been on the run for the past 50 days, UP police said.
The gangster was produced in UP's Prayagraj court in the Umesh Pal murder case on Thursday which sent Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf to 4-day police custody.
Atiq Ahmed wept in courtroom on hearing news about his son’s death. Both Asad and Ghulam were carrying rewards of Rs 5 lakh each. They were the main accused in the murder of Umesh Pal, a key witness in BSP MLA Raju Pal’s murder case of 2005.
UP Municipal Election 2023: The Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission on Sunday announced to hold urban local body polls in the state in two phases, on May 4 and 11.
Umesh Pal and his two police security guards were shot dead on February 24 outside his home in Prayagraj's Dhoomanganj.
The teenager who hails from Bihar, was picked up from the Chinhat area and brought to Noida.
There was apprehension that Atiq’s van could overturn and he could be killed in an encounter, but UP police took all care in bringing him to Naini jail. Mafia don Atiq Ahmed is no ordinary criminal.
Speaking on the first death anniversary of Sidhu Moosewala, his father Balkaur Singh said that the Yogi government has finished gangsters from the state adding Uttar Pradesh will progress better than Punjab.
Uttar Pradesh news: The Speaker said funds have been set aside for this project and work will begin soon. The UP government is likely to hire a consultant to design the new Vidhan Sabha, which should be strong and well equipped keeping in mind the technological advances.
This was part of a major crackdown following the February 24 killing of Umesh Pal, a key witness in BSP MLA Raju Pal’s murder case. UP Police has announced a bounty of Rs 50,000 for the arrest of Atiq Ahmed’s son, who along with his mother, has gone underground.
India's number one and the most followed Super Prime Time News Show ‘Aaj Ki Baat- Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath addressed the assembly during the Budget session and said that since 2017, the state's government is working towards the basic mantra of 'Sabka Saath, Saath Vikas'.
A 2011-batch IAS officer and Jaunpur Collector Manish Verma has been appointed as the new Noida DM, replacing incumbent DM Suhas LY.
Umesh Pal, the prime witness in the 2005 murder of Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Raju Pal murder case, was shot dead at his residence on Friday. The main accused in the Raju Pal murder is mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, who is currently lodged in a Gujarat Jail.
The Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister has allocated Rs. 1,050 crore to the Chief Minister Kanya Sumangala Yojana scheme in the state's budget for 2023-24, which provides financial assistance to families with a girl child. The scheme releases Rs. 15,000 in six installments.
UP Budget 2023: According to sources, the budget size has increased by around 8-10 per cent and it is expected to be around Rs 7 lakh crore in total.
A team from the Local Intelligence Unit (LIU) reached the spot along with Gautampalli Inspector.
Kanpur Dehat death case: Police have booked 39 people, including a sub-divisional magistrate, four revenue officials, a police station head and several other cops, on murder and other charges in the incident.
Video of both the victims rushing into their hut to prevent demolition, the hut suddenly erupting into flames and a bulldozer demolishing the burning hut has caused considerable anguish in the minds of people. All this happened in the presence of policemen, lady constables, tehsildar, Lekhpal and th
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