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 MoreIn a statement issued here on Saturday, UP's Chief Electoral Officer Ajay Kumar Shukla said that conducting the exit polls, its publication in print or electronic media or its publicity has been banned from 7.00 am on February 10 to 6.30 pm on March 7.
Speaking at India TV's Chunav Manch 2022, UP BJP chief Swantantra Dev Singh said that the Jats were with the BJP, are now and will be with the party in the future also.
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Speaking at India TV's Chunav Manch, Om Prakash Rajbhar said that his party SBSP will win at least 14 seats in the upcoming polls and be the kingmaker in the upcoming polls.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday participated in India TV's Chunav Manch 2022 ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections and spoke on a number of issues including minority politics, the performance of the Yogi-led BJP government, Akhilesh Yadav's Pakistan remarks among others.
Speaking at India TV's Chunav Manch 2022, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that the fight between Yogi Adityanath and Akhilesh Yadav is to prove who is a bigger Hindu than Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Speaking at India TV's Chunav Manch 2022, Anupriya Patel said that the people of Uttar Pradesh have faith in BJP-led NDA. In today's circumstances, the NDA will register a 'bumper win'.
Speaking at India TV's Chunav Manch 2022 ahead of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said that if Yogi wins, he will talk about Thakurs and if Akhilesh Yadav wins, then he will talk about Yadavs.
UP Election 2022: Ahead of the crucial UP Assembly Elections, top leaders, including UP CM Yogi Adityanath held an intense and engaging debate putting forth their views on one of the biggest platforms - India TV Chunav Manch. Here are the highlights of the event.
Akhilesh Yadav is facing a barrage of criticism from the BJP leaders for his comments that Pakistan is a "political enemy" which is targeted by the BJP for "vote politics".
Assembly elections will be held in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab between February 10 and March 7. Results will be announced on March 10.
Confident that victory will be his, Chandra Shekhar Aazad, whose party is heading the Samajik Parivartan Morcha of 36 small outfits, also pitched himself as a chief ministerial candidate from the alliance that is contesting 403 seats in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls beginning next month.
India TV Chunav Manch 2022 will bring on one stage all the top names from the political world to debate and discuss the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The big event will be aired live on India TV throughout the day today.
Assembly elections will be held in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab between February 10 and March 7. Results will be announced on March 10.
Earlier on Monday, BJP asked Akhilesh to tender an apology for the comments which show his 'love' for Pakistan.
Acharya Satyendra Das, the chief priest of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, said he had earlier suggested that Adityanath should contest from Gorakhpur.
Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav had last week announced that the SP government will restore the old pension scheme, benefitting lakhs of state government employees.
Yogi Adityanath slammed the opposition (Congress, SP, BSP) for its absence as UP fought against Covid- 19. He claimed that 'only BJP' workers contributed to the fight against the virus.
Former Congress MLA, Aditi Singh, recently joined the BJP ahead of polls.
Yogi Adityanath further reminded the Samajwadi Party that when its govt was formed in the year 2012, the first they did was to withdraw the cases of terrorists who attacked Shri Ram Janmabhoomi.
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