India, Dec. 3 -- He is already among the longest serving chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh, having made history in the 2022 assembly elections by becoming the first politician to win back power in India's most politically crucial state in a generation. The influential leader of the Gorakhpur mutt, Adityanath was a five-term MP before taking charge of Uttar Pradesh. His tenure has been marked by a strong focus on law and order, rapid expansion of state-led infrastructure, including expressways, logistics hubs and airport projects, and building the province as a manufacturing powerhouse. His administration has focussed on building a defence industrial corridor and holding investor summits, targeted welfare delivery through streamlined benefici...