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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With an eye on the saffron vote bank, BJP is expected to use Adityanath during campaigns in Rajasthan's Sikar, Alwar, Churu and Jaipur.
Swami Paripoornananda was externed in July from the Hyderabad for six months for allegedly making provocative statements.
I was contacted by some north Indians living in Gujarat and I told them not to pay heed to any rumours, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh said.
She had on Tuesday refused to take cash award at a programme in presence of Governor Ram Naik and CM Adityanath, saying that she wanted the job.
Family members of Apple executive Vivek Tiwari, who was allegedly shot dead by a police constable, met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday and demanded strict action against the guilty.
Vivek Tiwari was shot by a UP cop early on Saturday morning after he allegedly refused to stop his car
"Twelve police personnel have been dismissed and 200 have been put under investigation for alleged anomalies," the DGP said.
Going by Apple executive Vivek Tiwari's colleague Sana Khan who was travelling with him, police registered an FIR on the basis of which two constables were also arrested.
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath said that a CBI probe will be ordered into the incident if need be.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: He also cautioned that some people are trying to create an atmosphere of instability in the country and people must stay strong.
The Chief Minister said that the coverage of the cleanliness in Uttar Pradesh was only 23 per cent.
Under the agreement of introducing new air-routes, discounts would be provided to SC/ST travellers and others as per provisions of the state government, the CM underlined.
“There is a character in history who kept his father in jail. This is the reason why no Muslim names his son Aurangzeb,” Adityanath said.
He claimed the sudden spurt in the caste-based conventions by the BJP, especially by deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, indicated an imminent change of guard in the state.
The UP government has held out the NSA threat in the past while mentioning efforts to deal with cow slaughter, power theft, insult to the national anthem and circulation of fake currency.
Agencies involved in exam paper leaks will be blacklisted and legal action will be taken against them, says the chief minister.
Slamming the opposition parties, the chief minister said, “Their only aim is to create political instability in the country so that they can fish in troubled waters.”
The anti-Romeo squads had earlier on August 23, arrested five people for similar offences.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced Rs 30 lakh and gazetted officer's job to Sudha, who hails from Rae Bareli district, about 80 km from the state capital.
Speaking at an event in Lucknow, CM Adityanath said that there was no shortage of oxygen at the hospital.
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