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 ...

New Delhi: The life story of CM Yogi Adityanath is no less than a film story. It has emotion, masala and struggle to reach power. All preparations have been made to bring this story to the big screen.

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".

Adityanath is known for his provocative rhetoric against Muslims, including once vowing in a speech about inter-faith marriage that “If the Muslims take away a Hindu girl, we will take away 100 ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, greets Yogi Adityanath, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh state, at his swearing-in ceremony in Lucknow, India, on March 19, 2017 Sanjay Kanojia—AFP ...

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday evening asserted that development and prosperity are only possible in a secure environment. “Security gives true meaning to development. Without security ...