Yogi Adityanath

Ajay Mohan Bisht, better known as Yogi Adityanath, is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), At present, he is serving as the 21st chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. He is a member of the legislative council of Uttar Pradesh.

Born in Pauri-Garhwal (now in Uttarakhand), Adityanath renounced his family and joined the order of Nath monks in Gorakhpur Math. Here, he became a disciple of the then Mahant (High Priest) of Gorakhpur math and the then BJP MP from Gorakhpur, Avaidyanath. Bisht was given a new name, Adityanath.

Adityanath inherited candidature to the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha constituency from Avaidyanath in 1998. Adityanath rose to be the rank of a Mahant of the Gorakhpur math in 2014, following the death of Avaidyanath. Known for his strident Hindutva politics, Adityanath became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh when the BJP swept to power in the state in 2017. Seen as a polarising figure, Adityanath is also a star campaigner for his party and now campaigns all over the country in different elections while running the affairs of the state of UP. Adityanath has also courted controversies over his public statements in the past.

He simultaneously holds the constitutional position of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh while still being the high priest of the Gorakhpur math.

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The SP patriarch was admitted to hospital with high blood sugar| June 10, 2019, Monday
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CM calls for immediate remedial steps as these banks' NPAs at 18.59% are more than twice the average of the state's banking ...| June 09, 2019, Sunday
Adityanath to expand cabinet, fill berths after 3 ministers move to LS
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Once a source of Chief Minister Adityanath's clout, the Hindu Yuva Vahini is like a thorn in his side now| May 03, 2019, Friday
SP, BSP poison to development, they cheated people when in power: Yogi
He accused the SP-BSP combine and Congress of harbouring 'divisive' intentions| May 01, 2019, Wednesday
Adityanath calls Army 'Modiji ki sena', Oppn up in arms; EC seeks report
Priyanka Chaturvedi attacked Yogi for "christening" the Indian army as "Modi's army" and demanded his apology| April 01, 2019, Monday
Yogi claims 1.7 mn new jobs, Rs 5 trn investment proposals under his rule
CM Yogi who took oath of office on Mar 19, 2017 completed 2 year in office today| March 19, 2019, Tuesday