From Ajay Singh Bisht To Being UP CM, Adityanath Celebrates 48th Birthday; Here Are Some Interesting Facts From His Life

The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath celebrates his 48th birthday today. Here are some interesting facts from his life.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath perform ritual at Sangam during his two-day visit in Allahabad. FILE PIC/AFP.

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and hardline Hindu priest Yogi Adityanath is celebrating his 48^th birthday today. Although, many say Yogi Adityanath never celebrates his birthday but his supporters organize various events to wish him good health and longevity. The chief minister was born on June 5, 1972, in Paudi Garhwal, Uttarakhand in a village called Panchur in Yamkeshwar tehsil. On 19 March 2017, Adityanath took the oath and became the 22^nd Chief Minister of the state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also wished him on his birthday via a tweet in which he wrote that his leadership is leading UP to new heights.

Birthday greetings to UP’s dynamic and industrious CM, Shri @myogiadityanath Ji. Under his leadership the state is scaling new heights of progress across all sectors. There is a marked improvement in the lives of citizens. May Almighty bless him with a long and healthy life.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 5, 2020

Adityanath has also thanked the PM and several other leaders who have greeted him on his birthday.

आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री जी, आपकी शुभेच्छाओं और शुभकामनाओं के लिए हृदय की गहराइयों से आभार।

आपकी प्रेरणा व कुशल मार्गदर्शन में हम सभी पूर्ण सामर्थ्य के साथ 'नए भारत, सशक्त भारत' के निर्माण में योगदान करते रहें, ऐसी प्रभु श्री राम से प्रार्थना करता हूं। https://t.co/mwxFltGNfo — Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) June 5, 2020

Here are some interesting facts about his life

• He was born as Ajay Mohan Bisht and he is the second born among four brothers and three sisters.
• He has a BA degree in Mathematics from Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University in Uttarakhand.
• At the age of 22, he renounced materialistic life and became the disciple of Mahant Avaidyanath and changed his name to Yogi Adityanath. He was also designated as the successor of Avaidyanath in 1998.

• He is also known for starting a youth wing Hindu Yuva Vahini in 2002. This increased his popularity in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. The members of the organisation have been accused of inciting communal violence on several occasions.

• Adityanath is the ‘mahant’ or head priest at Gorakhnath Math, a temple in Gorakhpur. He got the position after his father's spiritual ‘father’ Mahant Avaidyanath died in 2014.
• At the age of 26, he became the youngest MP of the 12^th Lok Sabha.

• He represented Gorakhpur Lok Sabha constituency for five consecutive terms (from 1998-2017) on a BJP ticket.
• He is also known to be a firebrand Hindutva leader and has had fallouts with the BJP over dilution of Hindutva ideals. In 2007 he threatened to field 70 candidates for the state assembly against official BJP candidates.