UP CM prays at Hanumangarhi, Ram Lalla temple

Yogi Adityanath who is the 'Gorakshpeethadhishwar' (head of the Gorakhpur-based 'Goraksha Peeth'), took the oath of office for Chief Minister of UP for the first time on March 19, 2017. After the BJP emerged victorious in the 2022 UP Assembly elections, he once again took the oath on March 25, 2022.