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Yogi Adityanath: Emphatic election victory boosts hardline monk’s credentials as ‘the next Modi’ By claiming an historic victory in elections for India’s biggest state, former Hindu ...
A highly controversial figure, Yogi Adityanath is loved and loathed in equal measure. To his followers, he's a holy man, a Hindu icon, a "reincarnation of the gods, a God himself".
Five years ago, Yogi Adityanath was described as "BJP's tomorrow". Age is on his side - at 49, he's 20 years younger than Mr Modi - and many have wondered if in time, he could lay a claim to the ...