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Yogi Adityanath

Yogi Adityanath

DOB: 5 June 1972

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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‘We are people who sit on the floor’: Yogi Adityanath asks UP officials not to make special arrangements for his visits

Politics | Jun 03, 2017, 12:19 PM IST

Directing UP officials not to make special arrangements when he tours the state, Yogi Adityanath said, "We are people who sit on the floor".

Yogi govt drops word 'Samajwadi' from Purvanchal Expressway

Yogi govt drops word 'Samajwadi' from Akhilesh's ambitious Purvanchal Expressway project

Politics | May 31, 2017, 10:25 AM IST

Akhilsh Yadav's ambitious highway project that aims to link Lucknow to Ballia would now known only as Purvanchal Expressway, as Yogi govt decided to drop the word 'Samajwadi' from its name.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath performs worship of Saryu River in

In Ayodhya, CM Yogi Adityanath says resolution to Ram Mandir dispute through talks

Politics | May 31, 2017, 06:22 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will today visit Ayodhya where he plans to offer prayers at the makeshift Ram Lalla temple.

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Adityanath govt seeks Belgium’s help to clean up Ganga ahead of Prayag Ardh Kumbh in 2019

Politics | May 30, 2017, 10:59 PM IST

Yogi Adityanath said that his government was making all out efforts to clean river Ganga before the 2019 Prayag Ardh Kumbh and sought Belguim's cooperation.

Row over UP minister Swati Singh 'inaugurating' beer bar in

Row over UP minister inaugurating beer bar; Yogi seeks explanation

Politics | May 30, 2017, 08:22 AM IST

Photographs of Swati Singh inaugurating a beer bar went viral on social media, prompting UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to seek an explanation from the minister.

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No place for anti-social elements that disrespect women: Yogi govt slams Azam Khan

Politics | May 29, 2017, 01:01 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma on Monday said that upholding the dignity of women is of utmost importance for the Yogi Adityanath government

Men abused and groped two women and then posted the video

Watch: In Yogi's UP, group of men abuse and grope two women and then post the video online

India | May 28, 2017, 02:04 PM IST

A shocking footage has emerged from Rampur, where a group of men molested two women near a village and then circulated the video.

Adityanath being briefed about the bridge made on the

People must save Ganga river, insult to it equal to 'rashtra droh': UP CM Adityanath

Politics | May 27, 2017, 07:55 PM IST

CM Yogi claimed that the pollution level in the Ganga river was the highest after the Ganga Action Plan was launched in the 1980s due to non-cooperation of states through which the river passes.

Yogi Adityanath blames conspiracies for law and order

Inherited 'jungle-raj' in UP, says Yogi; blames 'conspiracies' for law and order problems

Politics | May 27, 2017, 07:51 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that he inherited jungle raj and it will take some time to establish rule of law in a big state like UP.

UP minister Suresh Khanna said no govt can ensure

UP minister’s shocker on Greater Noida gang rape: ‘No government can ensure a crime-free society’

Politics | May 26, 2017, 10:17 AM IST

Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna on Thursday said that police cannot be deployed everywhere and no government can ensure a crime-free society.

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Saharanpur violence: Don’t pay heed to inciting statements, Yogi Adityanath urges people of UP

Politics | May 25, 2017, 09:12 AM IST

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday urged the people of the state not to pay any heed to statements aimed at inciting them.

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Adityanath government failed to maintain law and order in UP, says Akhilesh Yadav

Politics | May 23, 2017, 10:21 PM IST

​Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav today accused the Yogi Adityanath government of completely failing in maintaining the law and order in the state.

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Secularism doesn't mean being obsessed with one religion, says Yogi Adityanath

Politics | May 23, 2017, 08:55 AM IST

Accusing previous governments of practicing discrimination on the basis of caste and religion, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday told opposition leaders that secularism does not mean being obsessed with one particular faith.

Family members of Anurag Tewari after meeting CM Yogi

IAS officer's death case to be transferred to CBI, says UP govt after family meets CM Adityanath

India | May 22, 2017, 11:50 PM IST

UP govt today said it will transfer the case of the death of IAS officer Anurag Tiwari to the CBI, soon after the Karnataka-cadre officer’s family met CM Yogi Adityanath.

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Once staunch critic, CM Yogi allocates Rs 10 cr for upkeep of statues built by Mayawati

India | May 22, 2017, 05:35 PM IST

Yogi, once a hardcore critic of Mayawati for her love for the construction of monuments and statues in the name of Dalit icon BR Ambedakar using taxpayer’s money, has approved a budget of Rs 10 crore for the maintenance of monuments

Yogi Adityanath arrives at circuit house for a meeting in

CM Adityanath accuses opposition of creating trouble in Uttar Pradesh

Politics | May 21, 2017, 11:32 PM IST

Addressing a function in Moradabad, he said criminal elements, who had a free run over the last 15 years and created 'jungleraj' in the state, cannot change in a day and were trying to make "mischief" but his government was taking steps to rein them

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Will not tolerate exploitation of farmers: UP CM Adityanath

Politics | May 21, 2017, 08:58 PM IST

The chief minister, who was in Banda yesterday, while reviewing the wheat purchase, directed the officials to ensure that the farmers' produce is procured at the minimum support price.

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Yogi Adityanath govt failed in providing peace, security to people: Mayawati

Politics | May 20, 2017, 05:25 PM IST

Asserting that the people of the state did not get the real benefit from the change in government as the crime rate has not gone down, she said, "On the contrary, caste violence and political vendetta have become common."

CM Aditiyanath walks to attend the UP Assembly session in

UP govt transfers 74 IAS officers, CM Adityanath gets principal secretary

India | May 19, 2017, 11:21 PM IST

In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, Uttar Pradesh government tonight transferred 74 senior IAS officers, appointing Shashi Prakash Goyal as the Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

File pic of UP CM Yogi Adityanath

In show of strength, UP CM to address rally in Bihar to mark 3 years of Modi govt

Politics | May 19, 2017, 06:14 PM IST

Yogi Adityanath's visit to Bihar is bound to boost the Hindu Yuva Vahini, a right-wing group founded by him, which has decided to strengthen its presence in Bihar by enrolling thousands of youths.

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