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Who is Yogi Adityanath?

Yogi Adityanath is an Indian politician and a Hindu monk who is serving as the 21st Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh since March 2017. He is the longest-serving CM of Uttar Pradesh (for over six years). He is a former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Gorakhpur constituency, Uttar Pradesh, for five consecutive terms from 1998 to 2017 before he became the UP CM.
 
He is a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
 
Adityanath became the CM of Uttar Pradesh on March 26, 2017 after the BJP won the 2017 State Assembly elections when he was a campaigner.
 
Adityanath is also the head priest of the Gorakhnath Math, a Hindu monastery in Gorakhpur since September 2014. He is also the founder of Hindu Yuva Vahini, a Hindu nationalist organisation.

Early life and education
Yogi Adityanath was born as Ajay Singh Bisht on June 5, 1972 in Pauri Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand) in a Rajput family. He obtained an intermediate diploma degree from Rishikesh's Sri Bharat Mandir Inter College in 1989 and later earned a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University in Uttarakhand. In 1990, he joined the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). When he was a student, he actively participated in several social movements and activities. Around 1990s, he left his home to join the Ayodhya Ram temple movement and in 1994 , he became a disciple of Mahant Avaidyanath, the chief of the Gorakhnath Math.
 
At the age of 26, Adityanath was the youngest member of the 12th Lok Sabha and was elected to the Parliament from Gorakhpur for five consecutive terms.

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Updated On: 23 May 2023 | 2:28 PM IST

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Updated On: 22 May 2023 | 6:24 PM IST

CM Yogi said, "The country under the leadership of PM Modi is scaling new heights and has emerged as an ideal nation for the world"

Updated On: 10 Apr 2023 | 6:59 AM IST

Shinde said Adityanath has revived the "pride of our faith" and added that under his leadership, "the city of Lord Ram is touching new dimensions of development"

Updated On: 10 Apr 2023 | 6:50 AM IST

As per the State Election Commissioner, the total number of urban voters has risen to 4,32,31,827 from 3,35,95,547 in 2017 after final publication of the voter list

Updated On: 09 Apr 2023 | 9:03 PM IST

The chief minister inaugurated 56 development projects worth Rs 333.85 crore and laid foundation stones of 202 projects worth Rs 711.81 crore

Updated On: 09 Apr 2023 | 8:15 PM IST

Adityanath said when the whole world was battered by COVID-19, India came up with the new National Education Policy, which opened doors of possibilities

Updated On: 09 Apr 2023 | 5:47 PM IST

Yogi 2.0 likely to sweeten incentives to woo investors

Updated On: 09 Apr 2023 | 11:55 PM IST

Continuing the surge in Covid cases, the total count of cases in Uttar Pradesh has gone up to 1,025.

Updated On: 09 Apr 2023 | 10:59 AM IST

Criticising the previous governments for selling sugar mills at throwaway prices in the state, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said

Updated On: 09 Apr 2023 | 7:01 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said ten million youths of the state will get employment in the next three years through investment proposals received

Updated On: 08 Apr 2023 | 6:55 PM IST

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav took a jibe at UP CM Yogi Adityanath over his remarks on how India was faring better than Pakistan, saying comparison should always be done with someone better

Updated On: 08 Apr 2023 | 5:25 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday assured people that marriage of women coming from poor families would not be delayed, nor treatment of any patient hampered for lack of money

Updated On: 08 Apr 2023 | 3:18 PM IST

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said Azamgarh earlier faced a crisis of identity and youth from the district were denied even a place to live in other cities

Updated On: 07 Apr 2023 | 11:04 PM IST

The 16-year-old boy, who hails from Bihar, was picked up from the Chinhat area of the state capital

Updated On: 07 Apr 2023 | 4:10 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on April 23, will perform the 'jalabhishek' of the deity of Ram Lalla with water from rivers of 155 countries

Updated On: 07 Apr 2023 | 7:51 AM IST

The Uttar Pradesh government will plant 35 crore saplings this year in the monsoon season as part of its annual plantation drive

Updated On: 06 Apr 2023 | 2:01 PM IST

Assistant Commissioner of Police (Noida) Rajneesh Verma said on the basis of the complaint, police have launched an investigation with two teams working on the case

Updated On: 06 Apr 2023 | 9:32 AM IST

Teachers in basic, secondary, higher and technical colleges in Uttar Pradesh will now be selected through an autonomous commission that will be formed soon

Updated On: 05 Apr 2023 | 12:26 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials to replace 50 per cent of firewood used in crematoriums with cow dung cakes

Updated On: 03 Apr 2023 | 6:38 PM IST