Yogi Adityanath
Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh
Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
In office since
25 March 2022
Tenure
4.5 years
Born
1972
✦ Education
B.Sc. Mathematics (enrolled, did not complete)
HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal)
Adityanath left university to become a disciple of the Gorakhnath Math religious order in 1993 per his EC affidavit.
✦ Prior Role
Mahant (head priest) Gorakhnath Math; MP Gorakhpur (1998–2017, 5 terms)
✦ Context & Governance Notes
Yogi Adityanath is a Hindu monk-politician and head of the Gorakhnath Math. BJP won a decisive 312 of 403 seats in the 2022 UP elections under his leadership, though BJP underperformed significantly in UP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections (winning 33 of 80 seats). His government is credited with improvements in law and order, expressway construction, and One District One Product scheme. Critics cite his anti-conversion law, bulldozer demolitions of accused persons' properties ('bulldozer justice') without due process, and communal tension incidents as areas of concern.
Quick Facts
- Full Name
- Yogi Adityanath
- Role
- Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Alliance
- NDA
- In Office Since
- 2022-03-25
- Tenure
- 4.5 years
- Birth Year
- 1972
Sources
Education from EC affidavits; tenure data from official government records.