Yogi Adityanath today took oath as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for the second time at a grand ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and several top BJP leaders and chief ministers of other states ruled by the party.
Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oath.
Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak took oath as the Deputy Chief Ministers of the state.
The grand oath ceremony at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow witnessed a massive crowd. Hours before the ceremony, newly elected MLAs and MLCs visited Yogi Adityanath's residence, many of whom were tipped for ministerial posts
Yogi Adityanath was chosen the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh by BJP legislators on Thursday. The BJP won a consecutive term in the recently concluded elections -- a record of sorts in nearly 40 years.
Here are the Highlights on Yogi Adityananth swearing-in ceremony:
The UP cabinet meeting, the first after today's oath-taking Ceremony, has concluded.
Home Minister Amit Shah today extended greetings to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his ministers for taking oath. "Congratulations to CM Yogi Adityanath, Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak and all the ministers. I am sure that under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, you will relentlessly work for the development of the state while creating benchmarks of good governance and welfare schemes for the poor," tweeted Mr Shah. (ANI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his cabinet who were sworn into office in Lucknow on Friday. "Hearty congratulation to Yogi Adityanath and his cabinet for taking the oath. In the last 5 years, the journey of state development has achieved several milestones. I am sure that under your leadership, the state will write another new chapter of progress by fulfilling the aspirations of the people," PM Modi tweeted. (ANI)
The oath-taking ceremony of Yogi Adityanath 2.0 cabinet concludes with the national anthem. A total of 52 ministers along with Yogi Adityanath took oath at the grand ceremony today in Lucknow which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top BJP leaders.
Arun Kumar Saxena and Dayashankar Mishra take oath as UP ministers (independent charge).
Narendra Kashyap and Dinesh Pratap Singh take oath as UP ministers (independent charge).
JPS Rathore and Dayashankar Singh take oath as UP ministers (independent charge).
Dharmveer Prajapati and Aseem Arun take oath as UP ministers (independent charge).
Gulab Devi and Girish Chandra Yadav take oath as UP ministers (independent charge).
Ravindra Jaiswal and Sandeep Singh take oath as UP ministers (independent charge).
Nitin Agrawal takes oath as UP minister (independent charge).
Sanjay Nishad takes oath as UP minister.
Ashish Patel takes oath as UP minister.
Yogendra Upadhyay takes oath as UP minister.
AK Sharma takes oath as UP minister.
Rakesh Sachan takes oath as UP cabinet minister.
Jitin Prasada takes oath as UP cabinet minister.
Anil Rajbhar takes oath as UP cabinet minister.
Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary takes oath as UP cabinet minister.
Nand Gopal Gupta takes oath as UP cabinet minister.
Dharmpal Singh takes oath as UP cabinet minister.
Jayveer Singh takes oath as UP minister.
Lakshmi Narayan Chaudhary takes oath as UP minister.
Baby Rani Maurya takes oath as UP minister.
Swatantra Dev Singh takes oath as UP minister.
Suresh Kumar Khanna takes oath as UP minister.
Brahmin leader Brajesh Pathak takes oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Mr Pathak and KP Maurya will be the two Deputy Chief Ministers in Yogi Adityanath's cabinet.
Keshav Prasad Maurya takes oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Mr Maurya is a former MP from the Phulpur parliamentary constituency of Allahabad district constituency and had served as Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in the Yogi cabinet from 2017 to 2022.
Yogi Adityanath takes oath as UP Chief Minister for second time.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and BJP national president JP Nadda have arrived at the oath-taking ceremony.
Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel has arrived at oath-taking ceremony. Yogi Adityanath has also arrived at the ceremony. Present at the ceremony are top BJP leaders Smriti Irani, Swatantra Dev, Rajnath Singh, ML Khattar, Jairam Thakur and Anurag Thakur.
KP Maurya, who lost the UP election, and Brahmin leader Brajesh Pathak are set to be Yogi Adityanath's deputies.
Yogi Adityanath has arrived for the swearing-in ceremony. Also present on the dais is BJP leader Keshav Prasad Maurya, who is set to take oath as deputy chief minister, among others.
Keshav Prasad Maurya, who lost the UP election, and Brahmin leader Brajesh Pathak will take oath as UP Deputy Chief Ministers. Here's the order in which the leaders will take oath as ministers
Yogi Adityanath will be sworn in later today for a record second term as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister. Ahead of the grand ceremony, a meeting at his home with some newly-elected MLAs and others triggered speculation about his new ministers.
Yogi Adityanath will have two deputies, like before. Keshav Maurya, who lost the election, is likely to retain his post but Dinesh Sharma, who did not contest the election, may be replaced by Brajesh Pathak, say sources. Brajesh Pathak, a top Brahmin leader, was Law Minister in Yogi Adityanath's first government. A former Lok Sabha MP, he switched to the BJP from Mayawati's BSP in 2017.
- Preparations are being made for thousands of guests, including senior party leaders, Union Ministers and Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states.
- Several Bollywood stars, including Akshay Kumar, Kangana Ranaut and Boney Kapoor, have also received invitations for the mega swearing-in ceremony.
- The team of the recently released controversial Hindi movie "The Kashmir Files" has also been invited. Actor Anupam Kher and director Vivek Agnihotri are expected to attend.
Baby Rani Maurya: She quit as Uttarakhand Governor to contest the UP election from Agra. She is one of the most prominent Scheduled Caste faces of the BJP.
Brajesh Pathak: Law minister in the previous UP government, he won from a seat in Lucknow. He is a prominent Brahmin leader of the party.
Jitin Prasada: He crossed over from the Congress last year and was made a minister in the Yogi Adityanath government. He is tipped to be a minister again.
AK Sharma: He's a Member of UP's legislative council. A former bureaucrat, he was known to be close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Yogi Adityanath had reportedly resisted his entry into the cabinet earlier.
Asim Arun: The former IPS (Indian Police Service) officer took voluntary retirement to join the BJP and contest the election. He won from Kannauj.
Swatantra Dev Singh: The state BJP chief is one of the party's most prominent OBC (Other Backward Class) leaders. He is tipped for a top ministry.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, chief ministers of BJP-ruled states and senior BJP leaders are expected to attend the oath-taking ceremony.
- According to reports, around 85 thousand people will be attending the grand ceremony in Lucknow.
Yogi Adityanath will take oath as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for a second time at 4 PM today. The BJP leader will be sworn in at a grand ceremony in Lucknow in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Also present will be the chief ministers of several BJP-ruled states.