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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In the run-up to the coming General elections, many organisations have carried out opinion polls to gauge voting intentions in the county and all showed Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA winning which is good news for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
In an exclusive interview with India TV on the occasion of 4th year anniversary of the Modi government, UP CM Yogi Adityanath said the amount of work done during Modi government's 48-month rule is way beyond what Congress could do in the past 48 years when it ruled the country.
Yogi Adityanath also announced Rs 2 lakh compensation to those who were injured in this accident. The UP chief minister also ordered probe to find out what caused the accident.
The bus service also known as the Nepal-India Bus Service was launched jointly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepali counterpart KP Oli in Janakpur, Nepal as part of the Ramayan Circut Bus Service.
"If you point the finger, people of western UP know how to break it," Chaudhary said during a poll rally in support of Opposition's joint candidate - Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Tabassum Begum.
On the last day of campaigning, both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress are expected to go full throttle with extensive electioneering powered by a war of words.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that Congress President Rahul Gandhi cannot speak without a piece of paper in his hand.
"The victims will be given all necessary help so that they can stand on their own feet as soon as possible," the chief minister, who had drawn flak for staying away from his state even after a storm claimed 73 lives there, said.
Addressing a rally in Sirsi, Yogi accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of playing the "most corrupt innings" that divides the society.
Continuing his attack on the Congress government in the state, PM Modi cornered it over several issues. Addressing the first rally of the day in Kalaburagi, PM Modi took a sharp swipe at the Congress and its president Rahul Gandhi for 'disrespecting' the brave soldiers by demanding evidence of the surgical strikes
While PM Modi is expected to address around 15 rallies, party president Amit Shah will address 30 and UP CM Yogi Adityanath 20 rallies, according to reports.
While the police detained the principal of Divine Public School, where the kids studied, UP CM Yogi Adityanath ordered immediate suspension of Basic Education Officer, Block Education Officers of Kushinagar and Dudhi.
In Kushinagar, 13 children, aged between 7 and 11, were killed and nearly 11 injured when a speeding train rammed into their school van at an unmanned railway crossing.
The move becomes significant as the ruling BJP is leaving no stone unturned in wooing the politically powerful Dalit community of Uttar Pradesh.
"It is necessary that rapists get strict punishment. We are going to send a letter to the Centre to make necessary amendments to award capital punishment to rapists," Adityanath said.
Rao, Karnataka Congress' Working President, while participating in a candle march organised by his party against the Unnao and Kathua incidents had slammed Yogi Adityanath.
Unnao rape case: Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala and party's working president in Karnataka Dinesh Gundu Rao have termed Adityanath as the 'real culprit' and 'disgrace'
The Modi government may have ordered a CBI probe into the case but the Uttar Pradesh Police is yet to arrest prime accused in the case - BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Senger. The Bangarmau lawmaker has been accused by a 16-year-old girl of raping her in June last year.
A video has emerged which shows the rape victim's injured father being forced to put his thumb impression on blank pages.
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