Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was born on June 5, 1972. He was born in a village in Uttarakhand. He left home to join the movement for the construction of the Ram Temple and became a disciple of Mahant Avaidyanath of Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur. He is also the head priest of the Gorakhnath Math which is a Hindu temple in Gorakhpur.

Yogi Adityanath commenced his political journey in 1998 becoming the youngest MP from Gorakhpur. He was Gorakhpur MP for five consecutive terms from 1998 to 2017. Adityanath took the reins of the most populous state for a second time in a row following his full five-year term – a feat repeated after 37 years. Yogi Adityanath is also the longest-serving Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, who is currently running his tenure for over 6 years