The Monk Who Became Chief Minister

On 19 March 2017 Yogi Adityanath took an oath as the twenty first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. The book takes you through the journey of a shy and introvert boy from the hills of Uttarakhand who had a modern education in the faculties of science from Kotdwar later took sanyas and went through rigorous training in vedic education. From being a rebel politician inside and outside the party he now has become a man of consensus. This book explores how a nathpanthi monk learnt the nuances of politics from his guru Mahant Awaidnath and rose to take the highest position in Uttar Pradesh''s politics.Through extensive research I have accumulated unseen pictures unheard instances first-time interviews with people close to Yogi in this biography.A state with 22 crore people and 80 Lok Sabha seats is one of the very crucial political pieces in India''s electoral puzzle. With a history of producing many Prime Ministers for the country the State has given yet another prospect for the Prime Minister''s office in the post-Modi era in the form of Yogi Adityanath. You have in your hands the first definitive biography of a monk who has become the Chief Minister of the most populous state of India.