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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Yogi Adityanath said whether it was the BJP government at the Centre or in the states, all represent the sentiments of every citizen in the country.
The plan also includes rejuvenating 19 of the 22 tributaries of the Gomti river that have dried up.
On Sunday, a man forcibly tried to enter the premises of Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur and attacked two constables with a sharp-edged weapon.
As per sources, BJP high command is considering several names for the post of state president from among the MLAs, MPs and Legislative Council members.
The chief minister has instructed officials that districts with low literacy rates, should be prioritised and primary schools in the state should be equipped with better facilities, an official release stated.
Talks are doing the rounds in the political circles that as part of the plan, the BJP might send Shivpal Yadav to Rajya Sabha and give his Jaswantnagar seat to his son Aditya Yadav.
Notably, the formation of anti-Romeo squads was one of the BJP's key promises during the election campaign to provide security to women.
Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Awanish Awasthi said that out of the 5,381 posts, 86 are gazetted category posts and 5,295 non-gazetted.
The speculation gained strength after the sulking socialist leader Shivpal Yadav recently met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath amid reports of strains in the SP-led alliance.
Shivpal Yadav had contested the Assembly elections from Jaswantnagar seat of Etawah on the symbol of the Samajwadi Party headed by his nephew Akhilesh Yadav.
Rabri Devi made the comment while lambasting the BJP-JDU dispensation for alleged failure to maintain law and order situation in Bihar.
Police said 14 people have been arrested so far in connection with the conspiracy to flare riots in Gorakhpur on March 25, the day Yogi Adityanath took oath as the CM of Uttar Pradesh.
The Samajwadi Party chief welcomed the newly-elected Speaker Satish Mahana.
Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya has been given charge of Rural Development, Food Processing, Entertainment Tax, and National Integration departments. Fellow Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak has been allocated three departments - Health, Family Welfare, and Child Welfare.
Reports from various parts of the state also suggest several illegal encroachments have been removed with bulldozers which many consider now a new emblem of the Yogi Aditynath government.
Prayagraj Mayor Abhilasha Gupta said that the bulldozer was a symbol of security for the women and also of the development of Uttar Pradesh.
UP Kushinagar News: BJP supporter Babar was allegedly lynched by his neighbours for supporting the saffron party's win in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.
The two leaders met in the UP legislative assembly ahead of the oath taking of the newly-elected members of the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly.
The deceased man, identified as Babar, was allegedly lynched by his neighbours for supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and distributing sweets after the party's poll victory in Uttar Pradesh.
Union civil aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia also participated in the function from Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior.
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