UP CM-Yogi Adityanath

Mahant Yogi Adityanath (born Ajay Singh Negi; 5 June 1972) is an Indian priest and politician. He is the current Chief Minister designate of the state of Uttar Pradesh. Prior to this, he has been a Member of Parliament from the Gorakhpur Constituency, Uttar Pradesh for five consecutive terms since 1998. Adityanath is also the Mahant or head priest of the Gorakhnath Mutt, a Hindu temple in Gorakhpur, following the death of his spiritual "father," Mahant Avaidyanath in September 2014. He is also the founder of the Hindu Yuva Vahini, a militant youth organisation that has been involved in communal violence.