Akhilesh Yadav Swearing-in Ceremony

A host of opposition leaders are expected to attend the back-to-back swearing-in ceremonies of Ashok Gehlot, Kamal Nath and Bhupesh Baghel as chief ministers of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh respectively. However, three prominent opposition leaders - Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati - will be among those conspicuous in thei...

Uttar Pradesh politicians Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav greeted each other warmly, waved to the crowds and sat next to each other as they arrived on stage for the swearing-in ceremony of Janata Dal Secular leader HD Kumaraswamy as Karnataka Chief Minister.

Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday took oath against the backdrop of Karnataka's imposing Vidhan Soudha in the presence of more than a dozen non-BJP leaders from across the country. Mr Kumaraswamy, who had patched up with the Congress at the last minute last week to block the BJP, had been keen to turn the event into a springboard for oppos...

One-time rivals in Uttar Pradesh, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav are to come together on a public platform. The two leaders will share the dais for the swearing-in ceremony of JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy as Karnataka chief minister, which is to take place in Bengaluru tomorrow.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav's uncle Shivpal Yadav today stayed away from a function at Lucknow's Raj Bhawan today where new ministers were inducted into the cabinet.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Akhilesh Singh Yadav are likely to be invited to the swearing in ceremony of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her second tenure on May 27.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's oath-taking ceremony is being seen as "a new beginning of opposition unity in the country," with a number of leaders confirming their presence for his oath-taking ceremony later this month.

Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar will be taking oath this afternoon as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the fourth time. The ceremony will be held at 5 pm at Patna's Raj Bhavan.

His swearing-in ceremony ended with Samajwadi Party workers going on a rampage. The nationally-broadcast pictures were used to underscore that Akhieslh Yadav's biggest challenge as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh will be maintaining law and order not just in his state, but within his party.

After putting the Congress in an embarrassing position by reportedly committing to go to the swearing-in ceremonies of Parkash Singh Badal and Akhilesh Yadav, West Bengal Chief Minister and UPA's most troublesome ally at the Centre, Mamata Banerjee, today changed her mind. The Trinamool Congress was reportedly "keen to attend" the swearing-in cerem...

A host of opposition leaders are expected to attend the back-to-back swearing-in ceremonies of Ashok Gehlot, Kamal Nath and Bhupesh Baghel as chief ministers of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh respectively. However, three prominent opposition leaders - Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati - will be among those conspicuous in thei...

Uttar Pradesh politicians Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav greeted each other warmly, waved to the crowds and sat next to each other as they arrived on stage for the swearing-in ceremony of Janata Dal Secular leader HD Kumaraswamy as Karnataka Chief Minister.

Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday took oath against the backdrop of Karnataka's imposing Vidhan Soudha in the presence of more than a dozen non-BJP leaders from across the country. Mr Kumaraswamy, who had patched up with the Congress at the last minute last week to block the BJP, had been keen to turn the event into a springboard for oppos...

One-time rivals in Uttar Pradesh, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav are to come together on a public platform. The two leaders will share the dais for the swearing-in ceremony of JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy as Karnataka chief minister, which is to take place in Bengaluru tomorrow.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav's uncle Shivpal Yadav today stayed away from a function at Lucknow's Raj Bhawan today where new ministers were inducted into the cabinet.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Akhilesh Singh Yadav are likely to be invited to the swearing in ceremony of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her second tenure on May 27.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's oath-taking ceremony is being seen as "a new beginning of opposition unity in the country," with a number of leaders confirming their presence for his oath-taking ceremony later this month.

Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar will be taking oath this afternoon as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the fourth time. The ceremony will be held at 5 pm at Patna's Raj Bhavan.

His swearing-in ceremony ended with Samajwadi Party workers going on a rampage. The nationally-broadcast pictures were used to underscore that Akhieslh Yadav's biggest challenge as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh will be maintaining law and order not just in his state, but within his party.

After putting the Congress in an embarrassing position by reportedly committing to go to the swearing-in ceremonies of Parkash Singh Badal and Akhilesh Yadav, West Bengal Chief Minister and UPA's most troublesome ally at the Centre, Mamata Banerjee, today changed her mind. The Trinamool Congress was reportedly "keen to attend" the swearing-in cerem...