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Yogi Adityanath cabinet in Uttar Pradesh to be expanded

The Council of Ministers headed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be expanded on Sunday evening, officials said. A swearing-in ceremony has been scheduled at the Gandhi auditorium in Raj Bhavan at 5:30 pm, they said. The officials, however, remained tight-lipped about the number or the names of ministers who will be inducted in the cabinet, barely months ahead of the crucial 2022 assembly elections in the state. The name of Brahmin leader Jitin Prasada, who switched over to the BJP from the Congress, is being considered. Repeated efforts to contact Prasada were in vain. Sanjay Nishad, whose NISHAD (Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal) party will contest the elections with the BJP, could also be included. There are 53 ministers in the UP cabinet at present, and seven more can be inducted as per the constitutional limit.

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Rajnath lauds Yogi, says mere mention of his name gives criminals shivers

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday heaped praises on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and said no one can cast doubts on his honesty. Addressing a gathering in Maharajganj in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Singh said mere mention of Adityanath's name gives criminals the shivers. Singh, a senior BJP leader, unveiled a statue of Adityanath's religious guru Avaidyanath here. Uttar Pradesh goes to assembly polls early next year.

Yogi will lead BJP in assembly polls, issue of next CM 'settled': Dy CM

He said the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya was not a political issue, but a matter of faith for the Bharatiya Janata Party.

The UP election is more than just an electoral problem for the BJP

Sides representing the CM and the PM need to cooperate in ticket distribution or the outcome would be disastrous, writes TCA Srinivasa Raghavan.

Law on population control will be brought 'at right time': UP CM Adityanath

The state government will bring a law for population control "at the right time", Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday.

Mahant Giri's death: Yogi Adityanath says culprits will not be spared

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday assured that those responsible for the death of Mahant Narendra Giri would not be spared at any cost.

Owaisi slams Yogi, Tikait over 'abba jaan' and 'chacha jaan' jibes

Use of words like 'abba jaan' and 'chacha jaan' by Yogi Adityanath and Rakesh Tikait, respectively, reflected their 'hatred' for Muslims, Owaisi said

Noida police bans private drones till Wednesday eve over CM visit

The police has prohibited use of private drones in Gautam Buddh Nagar from Tuesday ahead of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's proposed visit to the district, an official order said

Adityanath gives report card on govt's work, says will win 2022 elections

Uttar Pradesh ranks number two among states for ease of doing business, says chief minister.

Uttar Pradesh government prepares for pre-poll supplementary budget

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh plans to bring a supplementary budget in November-December

Modi's Yogi conundrum

No one will challenge Modi in BJP. But Yogi is emulating him, making UP a mirror image of what Gujarat was under Modi, and making sure he isn't a pushover

PepsiCo plant in Mathura to become source for farmers' progress: Yogi

Kosi Kalan (Mathura)-based PepsiCo plant would become a source for the progress of farmers as well as create employment opportunities, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday

UP was run by gangsters before 2017, but now they are behind bars: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Uttar Pradesh was run by gangsters and mafias before 2017, but now things have changed under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and such elements are behind the bars.

UP declares Mathura-Vrindavan area as pilgrimage site, bans liquor, meat

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday declared 10 sq km areas of Mathura-Vrindavan as a pilgrimage site, and banned the sale of liquor and meat here.

PM to lay foundation of varsity, Aligarh node of defence corridor: UP CM

PM Modi will lay foundation stones of a state university and the Aligarh node of the defence corridor here on September 14, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said here on Wednesday.

UP CM seeks improved surveillance in districts battling dengue outbreak

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday asked officials to improve surveillance in Firozabad and other districts battling outbreak of dengue and viral fever that has claimed over 50 lives.

Children dying of dengue but Yogi claiming 'all is well': Akhilesh

There is an outcry in the state due to dengue and viral fever. There are huge crowds in hospitals, and children are dying due to a lack of proper and timely treatment, he said in a party statement.

Firozabad dengue outbreak: UP CM orders action against lax officials

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday that some officials of the health and urban development departments have been found lax in discharging their duties in Firozabad district

Yogi's latest Hindutva moves: Electoral need or one-upmanship with PM Modi?

Some political observers claim that the UP CM is emerging as the most popular leader in the BJP's "core Hindutva" constituency and that he is tending it carefully