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 CM stressed that the core Ram temple issue was not about the division of land among the parties to the dispute, but whether it (the disputed site) is the birth place (of Lord Ram) or not.
This will be the third budget of the Yogi Adityanath government.
The tribunal granted more time to the Yogi Adityanath government subject to the condition that it would deposit a performance guarantee of Rs 10 crore.
LS polls are scheduled to take place in the months of April and May.
Calling the TMC government in West Bengal as "corrupt and undemocratic", he criticised Banerjee for not allowing benefits of central schemes to be passed on to the people of the state.
The Samajwadi Party, the BSP and the Congress have chalked out their strategies for nailing down the government on major issues of public interest.
In his address, the UP CM on Sunday slammed Mamata Banerjee and said her Trinamool Congress government in the state "can suppress people but cannot suppress their voices."
On Wednesday, a conglomerate of saints said, in Ayodhya, the construction of Ram Temple will start on February 21.
The approval of 600-km Ganga Expressway and making the film 'Uri: The Surgical Strike' tax-free were among the key decisions taken by the UP cabinet meet today.
The chief minister addressed the media following the cabinet meet in Prayagraj.
The special town built for religious fair in Uttar Pradesh has become the house of power as politicians line up to take a holy dip and mark their presence in the minds of Hindu voters.
The chief minister will also visit Akshayvat and Saraswati Koop along with his council of ministers.
The incident was reported from Indrapur village which comes under the jurisdiction of Bachhraaun police station.
“If he gives such a statement on Republic Day, we can imagine what kind of chief minister he is,” Akhilesh said.
Talking about the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, the chief minister said, “The patience of people on Ram temple is fast running out."
Speaking about participation of 22 parties in Mamata Banerjee's rally in West Bengal, Adityanath claimed that the Grand Alliance was leaderless.
"They cannot look beyond the family," he said on Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's entry into active politics.
Speaking to India TV Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma in Aap ki Adalat, the BJP leader said that Rahul's temple visits were a victory of his party's ideology.
Asked by Rajat Sharma on the Aap Ki Adalat whether he would resolve the dispute through negotiations or by wielding the stick, Yogi smiled and replied: "First let the court hand over the issue to us."
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath responded to queries from India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief in his show Aap Ki Adalat.
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