In the history of UP, no political leader has consecutively been the Chief Minister and now for the first time Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yogi Adityanath on Friday took oath as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for the second term.
Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oath of office and secrecy to Adityanath at Lucknow’s Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and other central ministers.
Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak were also sworn in as deputy chief ministers.
The swearing-in ceremony was held at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium. A total of 52 ministers took oath today.
The BJP-led NDA secured 274 seats out of 403, becoming the first party in over three decades to form a government for a second consecutive time in the state.
