How a 'math' changed the maths of politics in Adityanath's Gorakhpur

In the hurly-burly of politics, eastern UP is headed for a massive transformation

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UP CM Yogi Adityanath with BJP President Amit Shah at the Gorakhpur Math. Adityanath, also the head priest of the Math, had won the Gorakhpur seat for five times in a row

Aditi Phadnis

5 min read Last Updated : May 05 2019 | 8:57 PM IST

No one is able to explain convincingly why a busy Gorakhpur hospital should be named the TimeNear Hospital. Maybe its owners have a sense of gallows humour. But the name holds ominous portents: Not just for its patients but for the hospital itself. TimeNear will soon have rivals. The only branch of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Uttar Pradesh — in Gorakhpur — is coming up at supersonic speed. Its OPD services are already open. Construction contracts have been signed and work is on apace after the state government ruthlessly cut through all the land acquisition