'I entered public life with nation first as my guiding principle': CM Adityanath

Manoj Bhadra Lucknow, Sep 20 (UNI) After setting a political record as the longest-serving Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath now faces the formidable challenge of leading the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power for a third consecutive term. While former Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav is focused on strengthening the PDA alliance and senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is seeking to consolidate a Dalit-Muslim combination, Yogi Adityanath appears focused on a different priority-transforming Uttar Pradesh into a $1 trillion economy. A five-term MP and head of the Gorakhnath…