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 century-old station on the busy Delhi-Howrah route is being touched up with saffron paint at places and signboards with the new name being put up.
Amar Singh met UP CM Yogi Adityanath hours after PM Modi made a reference to him during his speech in Lucknow.
The photographs of the police officer, Pravin Singh, kneeling down at Adtiyanath's feet with folded hands, went viral on the social media, forcing him to clarify his stand.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: "Congress never stuck to one agenda. It always tried to divide the country," said Yogi.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Tuesday advised Muslims to stay away from the dairy business for the safety of their upcoming generations.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: “Government will provide protection to everyone, but it's responsibility of every individual, every community & every religion to respect each other sentiments. Humans are important & cows are also important. Everyone should be protected,” Yogi Adityanath said.
It is pertinent to mention here that UP sends the largest numbers of MPs (80) in Lok Sabha. So, keeping in mind the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2019, the state gains considerable significance.
SP Sambhal, RM Bhardwaj and SP Pratapgarh, Santosh Kumar Singh have been suspended by the CM Adityanath and departmental action has been initiated against them, Principal Secretary Home, Arvind Kumar said.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath termed as "serious" the killing of 51-year-old Bajrangi, who was listed as an accused in 40 criminal cases, including those of murder and extortion, and ordered a probe.
"After the successful sale of various Khadi products on amazon.in, (the) UP government is in talks with another e-commerce portal -- Flipkart. Once, the talks are successful, the Khadi products will be available on this website as well.
"We have decided to implement a complete ban on plastic in the state from July 15. I seek support of you all in this effort. I urge everyone to stop use of plastic cup, glass and polythene after July 15," CM Adityanath said.
The khadim of the mausoleum tried to put the skull cap on the head of the UP chief minister but Yogi Adityanath declined to wear it.
Instructions given by the chief minister come in the wake of a family in Lucknow’s Ashiyana police station area, which complained of misbehaviour by the police
The hike in the pension is likely to incur an additional financial burden of Rs 35.35 crore every year on the government.
Adityanath said there was no discrimination in the schemes being run by the central government and they were meant for the welfare of all including Dalits and backwards.
Addressing the gathering at the event, Adityanath opined that the effort of citizens is necessary to keep the country clean
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday inaugurated a first-of-its-kind, hi-tech Rs 232 crore bus terminal here and announced that 21 more bus stations and bus shelters across the state will be spruced up in coming days.
Yadav had moved out a few days earlier, complying with the Supreme Court order on May 7 that former UP chief ministers cannot retain government accommodation in Lucknow.
They said that “the matter of the temple will have to be taken seriously. If this isn't taken up, we'll see what to do in 2019 General Elections'.
The BJP lost both the Kairana and Noorpur assembly seats in the recent polls.
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