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Who is the real Yogi Adityanath... beyond the persona of a firebrand Hindutva leader who has proved his mettle during his nineteen-year tenure as an MP? An obedient son? A loving brother? A dream disciple? A benevolent MP? A deft administrator heading one of the biggest maths in Uttar Pradesh with not less than forty institutions? Or, a chief minister now committed to development and governance? Yogi Adityanath: The Rise of a Saffron Socialist answers all these, and many more questions. It tracks the fascinating journey of Ajay Mohan Singh Bisht from a nondescript village in Uttarakhand, to the hallowed Goraksh Peeth in Gorakhpur, and then, eventually, to the chief minister’s residence in Lucknow, despite being a veritable outsider in the state BJP. Offering a unique ringside view, this book is replete with data and detail, outlining the man and his mission in all its facets and intricacies – and what this ‘saffron socialist’ means not just to Uttar Pradesh but, perhaps, to India as a whole.