Yogi Adityanath

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh since 2017

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July 2024 Signed over 150 defence manufacturing contracts valued at Rs 24,000 crore for the UP Defence Industrial Corridor, projected to create approximately 40,000 new jobs across six districts.
2023 Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya wrote to the Appointment and Personnel department, requesting publication of candidate selection data for OBC, SC, and ST communities, highlighting internal party concerns about recruitment practices.
February 26 2023 Officially inaugurated the Defence Corridor in Uttar Pradesh.
2022 Won the state legislative assembly election from Gorakhpur Urban constituency, securing his second consecutive term as Chief Minister.
April 10 2022 Composition of the Uttar Pradesh Council of Ministers is documented, showing a coalition government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with 52 ministers, including representatives from four smaller parties: Apna Dal (Sonelal), Rashtriya Lok Dal, NISHAD Party, and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party.
April 10 2022 Composition of the Uttar Pradesh Council of Ministers is documented, showing a coalition government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with 52 ministers, including representatives from four smaller parties: Apna Dal (Sonelal), Rashtriya Lok Dal, NISHAD Party, and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party.
March 2022 Swearing-in ceremony of the Second Yogi Adityanath ministry held at BRSABV Ekana International Cricket stadium in Gomti Nagar Extension, Lucknow.
March 2022 53 ministers, including the Chief Minister, 2 Deputy Chief Ministers, 16 Cabinet Ministers, 14 Ministers of State In-Charge, and 20 Ministers of State, were sworn in by the Governor.
March 2022 53 ministers, including the Chief Minister, 2 Deputy Chief Ministers, 16 Cabinet Ministers, 14 Ministers of State In-Charge, and 20 Ministers of State, were sworn in by the Governor.
March 2022 Swearing-in ceremony of the Second Yogi Adityanath ministry held at BRSABV Ekana International Cricket stadium in Gomti Nagar Extension, Lucknow.
March 10 2022 Election results were declared, leading to the formation of the 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
March 10 2022 Adityanath won his second term as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, with the BJP-led NDA alliance securing 273 seats. He made history by becoming the first chief minister to return to power after completing a full 5-year term in the state.
March 10 2022 Election results were declared, leading to the formation of the 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
February 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election commenced, conducted in seven phases during February and March.
February 2022 By February 2022, 138 cases of journalist persecution were registered under his term in Uttar Pradesh.
February 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election commenced, conducted in seven phases during February and March.
January 2022 Major ministerial exodus as Swami Prasad Maurya, Dara Singh Chauhan, and Dharam Singh Saini resign from their positions
January 2022 Major ministerial exodus as Swami Prasad Maurya, Dara Singh Chauhan, and Dharam Singh Saini resign from their positions
July 2021 Introduced the UP population control draft bill 2021–2030, focusing on population growth reduction with single-child and two-child policy benefits.
May 2021 Vijay Kumar Kashyap dies while serving as minister of State for Revenue and Flood Control
May 2021 Vijay Kumar Kashyap dies while serving as minister of State for Revenue and Flood Control
November 28 2020 Anti-conversion ordinance approved and signed by state Governor Anandiben Patel.
November 24 2020 Uttar Pradesh state cabinet cleared Adityanath's anti-conversion ordinance.
October 31 2020 Announced the Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, 2020 to curb 'Love Jihad'.
September 2020 Adityanath asked his government to develop a strategy to prevent 'religious conversions in name of love', considering potential ordinance to address the issue.
August 2020 Chetan Chauhan dies while serving as minister for Sainik Welfare, Home Guards, PRD, and Civil Security
August 2020 Featured in India Today's 'Mood of the Nation' survey as the best-performing chief minister in India.
August 2020 Chetan Chauhan dies while serving as minister for Sainik Welfare, Home Guards, PRD, and Civil Security
November 2019 Laid the foundation stone of the Defence Industrial Corridor project in Jhansi, initiating efforts to increase private investment in defence manufacturing.
August 2019 Second ministerial reshuffle takes place, with ministers Rajesh Agarwal, Dharmpal Singh, Archana Pandey, Anupama Jaiswal, and Swatantra Dev Singh resigning from their positions
August 2019 Kamal Rani Varun appointed as minister of Technical Education, serving until her death in August 2020
August 2019 Second ministerial reshuffle takes place, with ministers Rajesh Agarwal, Dharmpal Singh, Archana Pandey, Anupama Jaiswal, and Swatantra Dev Singh resigning from their positions
August 2019 Kamal Rani Varun appointed as minister of Technical Education, serving until her death in August 2020
May 2019 First ministerial reshuffle occurs, with several ministers like Om Prakash Rajbhar, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, and S.P. Singh Baghel leaving their positions
May 2019 First ministerial reshuffle occurs, with several ministers like Om Prakash Rajbhar, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, and S.P. Singh Baghel leaving their positions
2018 Through executive orders, Adityanath closed approximately 200 out of more than 400 active tanneries in the Jajamau, Kanpur region, further disrupting the leather industry's operations.
2018 Supported and campaigned for fellow Hindu monk Pratap Puriji Maharaj in the Rajasthan state assembly election.
2018 Through executive orders, Adityanath closed approximately 200 out of more than 400 active tanneries in the Jajamau, Kanpur region, further disrupting the leather industry's operations.
July 2018 Inaugurated the world's largest smartphone manufacturing factory in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
2017 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered the closure of numerous slaughterhouses, which significantly impacted the tannery industry worth 50,000 crore ₹ and threatened employment for over 10 lakh people.
2017 Became a member of the Uttar Pradesh legislative council
2017 Imposed a ban on tobacco, paan, and gutka in government offices and mandated officials to dedicate 100 hours annually to the Swachh Bharat Mission.
2017 Conducted an average of four police encounters per day during the first 10 months of his first term, drawing attention from the National Human Rights Commission and the Supreme Court of India.
2017 Suspended over 100 'black sheep' policemen in Uttar Pradesh.
2017 Adityanath's government ordered the withdrawal of approximately 20,000 'politically motivated' cases, including those against himself and other politicians.
2017 Ordered the formation of quasi-vigilante anti-'romeo' squads and imposed a blanket ban on cow-smuggling in Uttar Pradesh.
2017 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered the closure of numerous slaughterhouses, which significantly impacted the tannery industry worth 50,000 crore ₹ and threatened employment for over 10 lakh people.
August 2017 During Independence Day celebrations, Adityanath's government mandated Muslim religious schools to provide video evidence of students singing the Indian national anthem.
April 4 2017 Adityanath held his first cabinet meeting, where a decision was made to forgive loans to nearly 8.7 million small and marginal farmers in Uttar Pradesh.
March 19 2017 Yogi Adityanath formed his first ministry in Uttar Pradesh, becoming Chief Minister with a council of 57 ministers, predominantly from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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