Yogi Adityanath Gorakhpur Math

As the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath is busy at meetings in Delhi and Lucknow. But at the durbar that the Mahant, or head priest, runs out of a complex behind Gorakhpur's most famous temple, the only sign of his absence is the missing cane chair and his small table. Inside, his associates are still hard at work. The ones who type...

Tipped to take over from Mahant Avaidyanath as the head of Gorakhnath Math, Adityanath is one of the 10 BJP members who won from Uttar Pradesh in 2009. He has been winning the Gorakhpur seat non-stop since 1998.

As the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath is busy at meetings in Delhi and Lucknow. But at the durbar that the Mahant, or head priest, runs out of a complex behind Gorakhpur's most famous temple, the only sign of his absence is the missing cane chair and his small table. Inside, his associates are still hard at work. The ones who type...

Tipped to take over from Mahant Avaidyanath as the head of Gorakhnath Math, Adityanath is one of the 10 BJP members who won from Uttar Pradesh in 2009. He has been winning the Gorakhpur seat non-stop since 1998.