Scholar Christophe Jaffrelot states that Yogi Adityanath belongs to a specific tradition of Hindutva politics in Uttar Pradesh that can be traced back to the Mahant Digvijay Nath , who led the capture of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya for Hindus on 22 December 1949 . Both Digvijay Nath and his successor , Mahant Avaidyanath , belonged to the Hindu Mahasabha and were elected to the Parliament on that party 's ticket . After the BJP and the Sangh Parivar joined the Ayodhya movement in the 1980s , the two strands of Hindu nationalism came together . Avaidyanath switched to the BJP in 1991 , but nevertheless maintained significant autonomy . Yogi Adityanath was appointed Avaidyanath 's successor as the Mahant of Gorakhnath Math in 1994 . Four years later , he was elected to the Lower House of the Indian Parliament ( the Lok Sabha )
Ayodhya movement
Demolition of the Babri Masjid
Yogi Adityanath