Overview

• On July 28, he completed eight years and 132 days in continuous office, overtaking Pant’s 8-year, 127-day post-independence tenure.
• He is the first chief minister in Uttar Pradesh to finish a full five-year term and win immediate re-election in 2022.
• His administration has prioritized law and order, launching anti-crime measures and infrastructure projects like the Purvanchal and Bundelkhand expressways.
• As Mahant of Gorakhnath Math since 2014, he has leveraged religious leadership to reinforce his Hindutva-based political support.
• With the next assembly elections set for 2027, his extended tenure strengthens the BJP’s strategy in India’s most populous state.