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Adityanath in 2023
21st Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 March 2017
Governor	Ram Naik Anandiben Patel
Deputy	Brajesh Pathak (2022–present) Keshav Prasad Maurya (2017–present) Dinesh Sharma (2017–2022)
Preceded by	Akhilesh Yadav
State ministerial portfolios Departments Home and Confidential Appointment and Personal General Administration Cabinet Affairs Information and Public Relations Housing Revenue Mining and Geology Institutional Finance Planning Programme Implementation Relief and Rehabilitation Protocol Sainik Welfare Prantiya Raksha Dal Civil Aviation Law Food Security and Drug Administration Other departments not allotted to any minister Preceded by Akhilesh Yadav
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 March 2022
Preceded by	Radha Mohan Das Agarwal
Constituency	Gorakhpur Urban
Majority	1,03,390
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
In office 18 September 2017 – 22 March 2022
Preceded by	Yashwant Singh
Succeeded by	Daya Shankar Mishra
Constituency	elected by Legislative Assembly members
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 5 October 1998 – 21 September 2017
Preceded by	Mahant Avaidyanath
Succeeded by	Praveen Kumar Nishad
Constituency	Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
Personal details
Born	Ajay Mohan Singh Bisht (1972-06-05) 5 June 1972 (age 53) Panchur, Uttar Pradesh, India (present-day Uttarakhand)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence	5, Kalidas Marg, Lucknow
Alma mater	Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (BSc, Mathematics)
Occupation	Politician monk
Cabinet	Yogi Adityanath I Yogi Adityanath II
Religion	Hinduism
Denomination	Shaivism
School	Yoga
Lineage	Guru Gorakhnath
Sect	Nath Sampradaya
Temple	Gorakhnath Math
Religious career
Period in office	2014–present
Predecessor	Mahant Avaidyanath
Guru	Mahant Avaidyanath
Ordination	12 September 2014
Post	Mahant

Yogi Adityanath (born Ajay Mohan Singh Bisht; 5 June 1972) is an Indian Hindu monk and politician. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Since 2017, he has been the 21st Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He is the longest-serving Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He is also the only one to have two terms in a row.

Before becoming Chief Minister, Adityanath was a member of India's parliament for nearly 20 years. He was one of the youngest members of parliament in 1998 at age 26. He won five elections in a row from Gorakhpur (Lok Sabha Constituency). In 2017, he moved to state politics in Uttar Pradesh. He became a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council in 2017. Later, in 2022, he became a member of the state Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Adityanath is also the mahant (head priest) of the Gorakhnath Math. This is a Hindu monastery in Gorakhpur. He became the head priest in 2014 after his spiritual teacher, Mahant Avaidyanath, passed away. He is known for his strong beliefs in Hindutva and traditional values. In 2023 and 2024, he was listed among India's most powerful people by The Indian Express.

Early Life and Education

Yogi Adityanath was born Ajay Mohan Singh Bisht on 5 June 1972. His birthplace was Panchur village in Pauri Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh. This area is now part of Uttarakhand. His family was Rajput. His father, Anand Singh Bisht, worked as a forest ranger.

He was the second of seven children, with four brothers and three sisters. He studied mathematics and earned a bachelor's degree. He got this degree from Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University in Uttarakhand.

Joining the Monastery

Around the 1990s, he left his home. He joined the Ram temple movement in Ayodhya. During this time, he became a student of Mahant Avaidyanath. Avaidyanath was the head of the Gorakhnath Math. He was also leading the Ram temple movement.

After becoming a monk in Gorakhpur, Adityanath often visited his home village. He even helped start a school there in 1998. When Avaidyanath passed away in 2014, Adityanath became the new Mahant. He was made the head of the Math in a special ceremony.

Political Journey

Yogi Adityanath's political journey is linked to a specific type of politics in Uttar Pradesh. This tradition goes back to Mahant Digvijay Nath. Digvijay Nath and his successor, Avaidyanath, were part of the Hindu Mahasabha party. They were elected to Parliament for that party.

Later, the BJP joined the Ayodhya movement. Avaidyanath then joined the BJP in 1991. Adityanath was elected to the Indian Parliament's Lower House (the Lok Sabha) four years after becoming Avaidyanath's successor.

Member of Parliament (MP)

Adityanath was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998. He was only 26 years old, making him the youngest member at that time. He was elected from Gorakhpur five times in a row. He served as an MP in 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009, and 2014.

During his time as an MP, he regularly attended Lok Sabha meetings. He asked many questions and took part in debates.

Forming a Youth Group

After his first election win, Adityanath started his own youth group. It was called Hindu Yuva Vahini. This group became well-known in eastern Uttar Pradesh. It helped Adityanath become more popular.

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (2017–Present)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Bharatiya Janata Party leaders at the swearing-in ceremony of Yogi Adityanath

Adityanath was an important campaigner for the BJP in the 2017 state elections. The BJP won these elections. He was chosen as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on 18 March 2017. He took his oath of office the next day.

Key Decisions and Actions

As Chief Minister, Adityanath took charge of many government departments. These included Home, Housing, Revenue, and Planning.

One of his first major decisions was to help farmers. In April 2017, his government decided to forgive loans for about 8.7 million small farmers in Uttar Pradesh. This amounted to a large sum of money.

For India's Independence Day in 2017, his government asked Muslim religious schools to provide video proof. This was to show that their students had sung the Indian national anthem.

Infrastructure Development

Yogi Adityanath with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Moon Jae-in, President of South Korea, at the opening of the Samsung manufacturing plant in Noida.

In July 2018, Adityanath helped open the world's largest smartphone factory in Noida. He was joined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the President of South Korea. His government helped by quickly providing power and electricity lines for the factory.

Narendra Modi, Yogi Adityanath, Mohan Bhagwat and Nrityagopal Das at the foundation stone ceremony for Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya.

His government also started the Defence Industrial Corridor project in Jhansi in 2019. This project aims to increase private investment in defense manufacturing. In 2023, he opened the Defence Corridor. In 2024, the Uttar Pradesh government signed many contracts for this project. These contracts are worth a lot of money and are expected to create many new jobs.

Second Term (2022–Present)

On 10 March 2022, the BJP-led alliance won the state elections again. Adityanath began his second term as Chief Minister. He and his party made history. They were the first Chief Minister and party to return to power after completing a full five-year term in Uttar Pradesh in 37 years.

During the election campaign, Adityanath used the image of a bulldozer. This earned him the nickname "Bulldozer Baba." He is seen by some as a possible future Prime Minister of India.

Political Positions Held

See also

• The Monk Who Became Chief Minister
• Yogi Adityanath: The Rise of a Saffron Socialist
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee