Union Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP National President JP Nadda also attended the swearing-in of Yogi Adityanath.
Updated On – 6:33 pm, Fri, 25 March 22
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Yogi Adityanath on Friday took oath as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for the second time in the presence of several top BJP leaders. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.
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A total of 52 ministers have also taken oath along with Yogi Adityanath. Keshav Prasad Maurya took the oath of honor as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state. Keshav Prasad Maurya has also been the Deputy Chief Minister in the previous Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh. At the same time, he contested the 2022 assembly elections from Sirathu seat. He is considered the main OBC face of BJP. Maurya, who belonged to a simple family, became the president of UP BJP in 2016.
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Two deputy CMs have been made in UP. Apart from Keshav Prasad Maurya, Brajesh Pathak has also been elected as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state. 16 MLAs also took oath as cabinet ministers. These include Surya Pratap Shahi, Suresh Khanna, Swatantra Dev Singh, Baby Rani Maurya, Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary, Jaiveer Singh, Dharampal Singh.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi also attended the swearing-in of Yogi Adityanath. PM Modi shared the stage with Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak and other new UP ministers.
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Union Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP National President JP Nadda also attended the swearing-in of Yogi Adityanath. Let us inform that 5 women MLAs have also got a chance in Yogi’s new team. Baby Rani Maurya has been given the status of a cabinet minister in Yogi’s new cabinet. Gulab Devi, Pratibha Shukla, Rajni Tiwari and Vijay Lakshmi Gautam have been made ministers of state.
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After taking oath, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posed for a group photo with the ministers. After this he also talked to the ministers. He also greeted the workers and office bearers who came to the swearing-in ceremony.
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A large number of people attended the swearing-in ceremony of Yogi Adityanath. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium looked packed during the ceremony.
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