Gorakhnath Math,also known as Gorakhnath Temple or Shri Gorakhnath Mandir,is a Hindu temple of the Nath monastic order group of the Nath tradition. The name Gorakhnath derives from the medieval saint,Gorakshanath,a yogi who travelled widely across India and authored a number of texts that form a part of the canon of Nath Sampradaya. The Nath tradition was founded by guru Matsyendranath. This math is situated in Gorakhpur,Uttar Pradesh,India within large premises. The temple performs various cultural and social activities and serves as the cultural hub of the city.
Yogi Adityanath is an Indian Hindu monk and politician,belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party who has been serving as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh since 19 March 2017. He is the longest serving chief minister of Uttar Pradesh,being in office for 7 years,and the only UP chief minister to have two consecutive terms.
South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the seven Lok Sabha constituencies in the Indian National Capital Territory of Delhi. This constituency came into existence in 1966.
Sriram Chauhan is an Indian politician and member of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh representing Khajani constituency. He was the Minister of State,Parliamentary Affairs in 1999 and the Minister of State,Consumer Affairs,Food and Public Distribution from 1999 to 2001 in the Third Vajpayee ministry. He was elected as MP to 13th Lok Sabha from Basti in Uttar Pradesh. He was imprisoned in the emergency in 1975.
Manoj Kumar Tiwari is an Indian politician,singer and actor serving as a Member of Parliament from North East Delhi. He contested the 2009 general election as a Samajwadi Party candidate from Gorakhpur Lok Sabha but lost to Yogi Adityanath. Again,he contested 2014 Indian general elections as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and won. He was appointed as Delhi BJP president in 2016. He was the head of the BJP organisation in Delhi when the party recorded a record victory in 2017 MCD elections.
Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh,was an Indian businessman who served as the Member of Parliament from Moradabad,Uttar Pradesh,from Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a veteran politician from Western Uttar Pradesh who belonged to Thakur (Rajput) caste. He was one of the Bahubali politicians in Uttar Pradesh. He was a five-term MLA from Thakurdwara from 1991 to 2007 and 2012 to 2014 till he was elected as MP from Moradabad Lok Sabha General Election in 2014. His son Kunwar Sushant Singh is currently BJP MLA from Barhapur.
Dara Singh Chauhan is an Indian politician,currently serving as member of legislative council,and formerly represented the Madhuban in Uttar Pradesh as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was former Cabinet Minister in Yogi Adityanath ministry. He also represented Ghosi in the 15th Lok Sabha,where he was leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party. In 16th Lok Sabha,he was defeated by Harinarayan Rajbhar who represented Bharatiya Janata Party by more than 140,000 votes.
Rajendra Pratap Singh,popularly known as Moti Singh,is an Indian politician affiliated with the Bhartiya Janata Party. He represents Patti assembly constituency of Pratapgarh district. He has been elected as the member of legislative assembly from the same constituency for four times in a row. In his fourth attempt for re-election there were errors in counting,which was later cleared by the high court. The then MLA was removed and the seat was left vacant after the decision of High Court. He won the 2017 elections from the same seat and became a Cabinet Minister in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Cabinet. Previously,Shri. Singh served as Uttar Pradesh state Minister of Agriculture in 2003. He was cabinet minister in First Yogi Adityanath ministry.
Thakur Jaivir Singh is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. He is elected from the Barauli constituency in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 2022. He registered the highest margin win of 92,000 votes among the rural constituencies in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. Thakur Jaivir Singh was a Cabinet minister in the Uttar Pradesh government in the year 2002 &again between 2007 and 2012 and represented Barauli seat.
Anju Bala is an Indian politician who has been a Member of Lok Sabha for the Misrikh constituency since the 2014 Indian general election. Bala entered active politics in 2010 and was elected the Block Pramukh (president) of Mallawan. Three years later,she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected to the Lok Sabha the following year. She is a postgraduate in Hindi and Sanskrit. Her husband Krishna Kumar Singh is a former legislator in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. In February 2022 she was expelled from Bharatiya Janata Party.
Mahant Avaidyanath was an Indian politician and the head priest (Mahant) of the Gorakhnath Math,a prominent Hindu temple. He was a member of the Hindu Mahasabha and,later Bharatiya Janata Party;and got elected to the Indian parliament from Gorakhpur four times. He played an important role in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement. He is better known as the mentor and guru of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Keshav Prasad Maurya is an Indian politician,currently serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Maurya was associated with a right-wing Hindu organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh,before entering active politics through BJP. He was also involved in cow protectionism in his early life. Before 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections,he was made state president of the BJP,and after the victory of BJP,he was appointed Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in the first Yogi Adityanath Government. Maurya again contested the legislative assembly elections in 2022 from Sirathu Assembly constituency,losing to Pallavi Patel of Samajwadi Party. However,he was given a second term as Deputy CM in the second Yogi Adityanath government.
Rajesh Pandey is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a member of 16th Lok Sabha from Kushinagar Lok Sabha constituency.
Swami Prasad Maurya is an Indian politician and was a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represented the Padrauna constituency of Uttar Pradesh. He was a member of Samajwadi Party till 2024 to which he resigned. Maurya has been a Member of the legislative assembly for five terms,has been a minister in the government of Uttar Pradesh,Leader of the house,and Leader of the opposition. He was serving as Cabinet Minister for Labour,Employment and Co-ordination in Yogi Adityanath ministry. Until 2021,he was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party which he joined after a long stint with Bahujan Samaj Party.
Vijay Bahadur Yadav is an Indian politician and a member in 15th and 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. Since 2012,he represents Gorakhpur Rural as a member of Samajwadi Party. Earlier he represented Maniram in 2007–2012 as Bharatiya Janata Party.
Dr. Radha Mohan Das Agrawal is the National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a Member of Parliament from Uttar Pradesh since 5 July 2022,and has been a member of the 14th,15th,16th,and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Since 2002,he has represented Gorakhpur Urban as a member of the BJP.
Vijay Kumar Kashyap was an Indian politician. He served as member of the legislative assembly for Charthawal.
Khadda is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Khadda in the Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh,India.
Bipin Singh is an Indian politician and a member of 17th and 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Gorakhpur Rural in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Bulldozer justice is a term referring to the use of the bulldozer,an industrial machine,as a political tool and symbol in Indian politics,particularly in the politics of Uttar Pradesh,starting in 2017. This began with the evoking of the machine by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of the BJP. While bulldozers are routinely used across India to remove illegal constructions,the bulldozer has been portrayed as a symbol of law enforcement in addressing property-related crimes,communal violence rioters and alleged criminal activity. Demolition of structures has been increasingly reported in states with BJP leadership as a measure against illegal constructions. Following its usage in political messaging in Uttar Pradesh,the bulldozer was used in Madhya Pradesh to convey political messages aimed at showing a strong stance against criminals. Some narratives suggest that certain communities perceive the use of bulldozers as biased. In particular,properties belonging to and settlements primarily populated by Muslims have been disproportionately targeted. Critics also argue that giving up on the rule of law and adopting "bulldozer justice" is the initial move toward an authoritarian society. In such a society,the safety,life,and liberty of individuals would depend on the arbitrary decisions of state officials.
