Career Yogi Adityanath

Member of Parliament, Gorakhpur (1998–2017)

In 1998, at the age of 26, Yogi Adityanath was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha from Gorakhpur, making him one of the youngest MPs of that time. He was re-elected in 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014, serving five consecutive terms.

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (2017–present)

• 2017: After the BJP won the 2017 assembly election, he was sworn in as Chief Minister on 19 March 2017 and became a member of the Legislative Council.
• 2022: The BJP-led alliance won a second consecutive majority. He won the Gorakhpur Urban assembly seat, his first assembly election, and was sworn in for a second term on 25 March 2022.
• 2025: In July 2025 he surpassed Govind Ballabh Pant's record to become the longest-serving Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Governance

His government has highlighted law and order, expressways and infrastructure, and investment summits as key priorities. Its use of demolitions ("bulldozer action") against properties of accused persons drew debate. In November 2024 the Supreme Court laid down nationwide guidelines requiring due process before any such demolition.

Maha Kumbh 2025

Uttar Pradesh hosted the Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj from January to February 2025. According to the state government, about 66 crore devotees attended. On 29 January 2025 a crowd crush near the Sangam left 30 people dead by the official count, and the state government ordered a judicial inquiry.

2026

In October 2026 he publicly backed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, saying ineligible names should be removed. The state is due to hold its next assembly election in 2027.