The Latest Breaking News from Yogi Adityanath

Firebrand Hindu monk Yogi Adityanath's political stock is rising in India, where he is set to deliver the ruling party a thumping election win in the country's most populous state despite the pandemic and fury at farm reforms that were eventually ditched.

With the BJP looking set to secure a straight second term in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday appeared to have successfully busted what was dubbed as the "Noida Jinx".

The state polls are a crucial test for PM Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party before national elections in 2024.

Welcome to verdict day, where the results will be declared for the assembly elections conducted in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur and Punjab.

Live updates on results of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, which was held in seven phases.

Researchers say the rise of Yogi Adityanath represents a worrying trend of a new and assertive brand of Hindu nationalism leading to Muslim persecution in the world's largest democracy.

With the last phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election coming to an end, listen to this conversation with students from Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith in Varanasi as they discuss their major issues, the party they like, and the leaders they admire. They also talk about Yogi Adityanath’s communal politics…

The UP CM interacted with 52 students evacuated from Ukraine and their parents at his official residence

To keep the focus on law and order, the Yogi Adityanath government has been flaunting its “bulldozer” – the action taken against what it calls buildings linked to the “mafia”. But when Newslaundry visited Mau, several traders alleged that a particular community had been targeted in an unlawful manner under…

The final phase of polling in the remaining 54 seats will be held on March 7.

Anti-incumbency is a factor for the ruling party, as it attempts to secure all the nine Assembly seats in the district