This Article is From Mar 15, 2012

Akhilesh Yadav sworn in as UP Chief Minister

Mar 15, 2012 16:08 (IST)
Akhilesh defends decision to induct Raja Bhaiyya in cabinet
New UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, who has been feted for trying to keep away people with dubious antecedents from the Samajwadi Party as he fought a winning battle for UP, will find himself having to repeatedly explain the induction of Independent MLA from Kunda, Raghuraj Pratap Singh or Raja Bhaiyya, in his cabinet.
Mar 15, 2012 13:51 (IST)
Akhilesh Yadav on support to Congress at centre: That will be decided by Netaji (Mulayam Singh Yadav)
Mar 15, 2012 13:50 (IST)
Akhilesh Yadav on Raja Bhaiyya as Cabinet Minister: We all know how cases against Raja Bhaiyya were filed (implies cases were politically motivated under Mayawati's regime)
Mar 15, 2012 13:48 (IST)
Akhilesh Yadav: At this evening's cabinet, we will take important decisions on eduction and unemployment
Mar 15, 2012 13:47 (IST)
Akhilesh Yadav: When  money for statues and memorial parks can be found, we can also find money for laptops and other welfare schemes
Mar 15, 2012 13:45 (IST)
Akhilesh addresses press conference after being sworn-in as CM
  • I thank the people of Uttar Pradesh again
  • It is the responsibility of the whole government to deliver on the Samajwadi Party's manifesto
  • We will work to uphold principles of democracy
  • In the past 5 years, there has been organised corruption like never before
Mar 15, 2012 13:00 (IST)
Akhilesh's Cabinet ministers : Azam Khan, Shivpal Singh Yadav, Ahmad Hasan, Waqar Ahmad Shah, Raja Mahendra Aridaman Singh, Ambika Chaudhary, Anand Singh, Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya, Balram Yadav, Om Prakash Singh, Awadhsh Prasad, Parasnath Yadav, Ram Govind Chaudhary, Durga Prasad Yadav, Brahma Shanker Tripathi, Kameshwar Upadhyaya, Raja Ram Pandey, Raj Kishore Singh and Shiv Kumar Beria.
Mar 15, 2012 12:57 (IST)

As young Akhilesh Yadav took charge of UP, his biggest challenge was demonstrated by his party workers who shoved their way onto the stage and were seen climbing on sofas.

Mar 15, 2012 12:31 (IST)
Pics: Akhilesh sworn-in
At 38, he becomes the youngest ever Chief Minister of India's most populous state.
Mar 15, 2012 12:25 (IST)
29 ministers of state also sworn in the new government.
Mar 15, 2012 12:05 (IST)
Nineteen ministers administered oath along with Akhilesh Yadav.
Mar 15, 2012 11:47 (IST)
The youngest ever CM of UP, in white kurta and black jacket, took oath and then firmly shook hands with Governor B L Joshi. He then reached into his left breast pocket for a pen and signed. Members of his Cabinet are now taking oath, among them the controversial Raja Bhaiyya who threw in his lot with the SP after its massive win in the state.
Mar 15, 2012 11:43 (IST)
Apart from Akhilesh, Mulayam's brother Shivpal Yadav also took oath.
Mar 15, 2012 11:42 (IST)
Left leaders Sitaram Yechuri, Prakash Karat, AB Bardhan, Biman Bose, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi and industrialist Anil Ambani were all present at the swearing-in ceremony.
Mar 15, 2012 11:37 (IST)
Akhilesh was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in Lucknow today.
Mar 15, 2012 10:10 (IST)
Mar 15, 2012 10:09 (IST)
Expected guest list at the swearing-in ceremony includes; Sharad Yadav, Pawan Kumar Bansal, L K Advani, Prakash Karat, Sitaram Yechuri, Parkash Singh Badal, Anil Ambani, Jaya Bachchan


Mar 15, 2012 10:07 (IST)
Akhilesh will become the youngest chief minister of the state ever. To get here, he combined those earthy lessons with a progressive, new-age outlook to pull his party out of a political morass - the Samajwadi Party won 224 of UP's 403 assembly seats to emphatically stamp its dominance. Read: 10 things to know about Akhilesh

Mar 15, 2012 09:38 (IST)
Thirty-eight-year-old Akhilesh will be the youngest chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. He will take oath today.
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