Yogi is 4th successive non-MLA CM of UP

Yogi Adityanath, sitting Gorakhpur Member of Parliament (MP), has become the 4^th successive chief minister of Uttar Pradesh to rise to the top post, while still not being a member of either house of the state legislature.

His three immediate predecessors viz. Mulayam Singh Yadav, Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav were all MPs, when they had taken oath of office in the state.

Displaced Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam had become the 15^th CM on August 29, 2003, while being the Lok Sabha member from Sambhal parliamentary constituency during his 3^rd term in CM’s office.

As law stipulated him to become a member of the UP legislature within six months, Mulayam had contested UP assembly by-election from Gunnaur assembly constituency in January 2004 and won by a margin of over 90 percent votes polled.

In the 15^th UP assembly (2007-2012), Mayawati had become the 17^th CM on May 13, 2007, while she was the sitting MP from Akbarpur (reserved) constituency

She, however, chose to become a member of the UP legislative council and getting elected to the upper house.

Later, in the 16^th UP assembly (2012-2017), when Mulayam’s son Akhilesh Yadav had led his party to victory in the 2012 UP election, he was an MP from Kannauj constituency.

After taking over as the 20^th UP CM on March 15, 2012, he followed the MLC route to become a member of UP legislature rather than contesting assembly bypoll. His wife Dimple had later contested the Kannauj seat vacated by him. She went on to win the bypoll.

Now, Yogi Adityanath has become the 21^st CM while serving as a Lok Sabha member from Gorakhpur.