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 MoreCM Adityanath is scheduled to address election rallies at five assembly seats during his two-day visit to Gorakhpur on February 26 and 27.
The UP chief minister pointed out that his government had never stopped anybody from participating in such activities in last 11 months.
The Chief Minister spent the entire day at Lohwan village where he met kids and distributed books among them. Later, the CM met women of the village. These women are running businesses on their own after getting skill development training.
Dismissing the plea, the Allahabad HC bench, comprising Justice Krishna Murari and Justice AC Sharma, said that it had found no discrepancies in the police investigation or the state government’s refusal to prosecute the chief minister.
Seven nomination papers from the Gorakhpur seat and six from Phulpur were rejected leaving 10 and 24 candidates, respectively, in the fray after scrutiny of names was undertaken, the state election office said.
Uttar Pradesh has signed 1,045 pacts worth Rs 4.28 lakh crore on the first day of the UP investors' summit, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said today.
PM Modi announced that the government would establish a defence industrial production corridor in Uttar Pradesh at an estimated cost of Rs 20,000 crore that would also generate 250,000 jobs.
CM Adityanath said he would himself oversee that the MoUs signed are executed, and those who are coming to invest in the state get all the facilities.
The Summit is first such event by the Yogi Adityanath government, showcases investment opportunities and potential across various sectors in Uttar Pradesh. President Ram Nath Kovind will attend the valedictory function on the second day.
In an exclusive interview to India TV, Yogi Adityanath pointed out that no communal incident had taken place in Uttar Pradesh in last 11 months of his party’s rule.
The Government of Uttar Pradesh is organising Uttar Pradesh Investors Summit on 21st - 22nd February 2018 in Lucknow city.
Bastions of the ruling BJP, both seats were vacated after UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath and his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya resigned to take posts in the state legislative assembly.
The budget will be in the interest of all sections of society...MSME, roads and power, all will be taken care of, Finance Minister Rajesh Agarwal said.
Speaking in the House during the Zero Hour, CM Adityanath pointed toward the opposition and said everybody knew who gave patronage to criminals.
SP secretary Rajendra Chaudhary said the state government was creating an atmosphere that there has been a complete turnaround in Uttar Pradesh's investment scenario after the BJP came into power.
"When we said let's conduct a cheating-free exam (then) 10 lakhs students dropped out. This is the figure until now. I don't know what will happen in future," Adityanath said.
Earlier speaking to reporters in Lucknow, Adityanath had said, "The opposition leaders' ... rude, unparliamentary, indecorous and indecent behaviour... is despicable."
Addressing a public gathering, Yogi Adityanath attacked the Congress, the SP and the BSP for allegedly exploiting and dividing voters through caste politics and appeasement to suit their needs.
Justice B K Narayana dismissed the petition filed by Rasheed Khan, at whose instance an FIR was registered against Adityanath and others at police station Kotwali Gorakhpur, against the Sessions Court verdict.
“Our government is committed to provide security to each and every citizen. Anarchy has no place in the state,” Chief Minister Adityanath said, his first comments on the clashes.
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