No doubt, there is official patronage. Yet it doesn not appear that this can be accepte as sports. It depends more on people rather than state patronage.  People still favor cricket as sport and gym as exercise. 

Who can say now ? let's see how things go over a period. The forgotten Kabaddi has been recognized and now it's also as popular as Cricket After the introduction of indian premier league of Kabaddi.

Yoga is not a sport so one wonders whi it has been put under that category, it is a fitness routine like gym and aerobics ...

Yoga is more than a fitness routine. It's also a  therapy.The intention behind Introducing Yoga as a game is to popularise it like kabaddi. Unlike other games yoga is both a game and a therapy. I very much welcome this move.

In an online debate majority of the people do not think that Yoga is a sport .. 

http://www.debate.org/opinions/is-yoga-a-sport

But I think Yoga is a sport witgh multi various benefits.. This is my opinion.

http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-khel-asana-yoga-to-be-given-sports-status-will-create-millions-of-jobs-2093705

Yoga is definitely not a sport. It is a practice of physical exercises prescribed to keep the body fit. And how will it generate millions of jobs is not clear. what is clear that those who are promoting yoga are in fact promoting a agenda. Yoga is an excuse. 

Millions of Jobs are created through Yoga coaching centers . Like Sports academies teach Games and sports.

But millions is not a small figure. In the last 15 months the new govt. is struggling and has failed to generate even the 10 million jobs it promised in its manifesto. Let us be realistic and not get carried away. Yoga is not a sport and that is the reality.

Agreed. Millions is not a small number. That's how when a new programme is launched a bit of exaggeration will be used.