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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Akhilesh Yadav also criticised the Yogi Adityanath government for the plight of potato farmers and non-payment of arrears to cane growers, among others.
Gates, who is visiting the city to review work initiated by Milinda Gates foundation in state, is likely to announce new initiatives to benefit people of the state.
Yogi Adityanath has directed municipal corporations to ensure that garbage is not burnt and sprinkling of water to control dust.
Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar says resolving the Ayodhya issue is a tough task but he is still hopeful.
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said his meeting with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar just was a ‘courtesy call’.
In their 30-minute long meeting, officials said that Ravi Shankar briefed the chief minister about his initiative to try thrash out a mutually acceptable formula to the long simmering Ayodhya dispute.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday attacked opposition parties, saying by opposing "Hindutva" they are objecting to "development" and "bhartiyata" (Indianness).
A total of forty public meetings have been planned for the Uttar Pradesh chief minister so far.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will kick off the campaign for urban local body polls from the temple town of Ayodhya on Tuesday.
BJP today came out with its 'Sankalp Patra' or election manifesto ahead of urban local body polls in Uttar Pradesh.
Yogi Adityanath said that his government is stressing on air connectivity along with road connectivity in order to help regional development and tourism as well as create better employment avenues.
Uttar Pradesh Chief minister Yogi Adityanath said that his was the first government in the state to put a ban on illegal abattoirs.
Madrassa's conservative education system cannot ensure "progress of an individual, a state or the country, UP minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary said.
A German national was assaulted in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district on Saturday, allegedly because he inadvertently ignored a man’s greetings.
So far 21 patients, in two shifts, have been flown by air ambulances to New Delhi for higher and specialized treatment. The death toll has risen to 35, with the death of two more persons.
As per the reports, officials will visit jhuggis across the state and check documents before drafting a final list. The process has already begun in Meerut.
Earlier, Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam had triggered a major controversy when he dubbed early morning Azaan as cacophonous and intimidation in nature.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's office in Lucknow is being painted saffron ditching the traditional white and blue. From the terrace to curtains and towels, everything in CM Yogi Adityanath's office will be of saffron hues.
The action is in keeping with the Yogi Adityanath government maintaining it will have a zero tolerance policy towards corruption, a senior official said.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday that Congress has turned the land of Gods into the land of crime.
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