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Yogi Adityanath Sworn In As UP Chief Minister For 2nd Time: Highlights

Yogi Adityanath oath highlights: The BJP won a consecutive term in the recently concluded elections -- a record of sorts in nearly 40 years.

Yogi Adityanath Sworn In As UP Chief Minister For 2nd Time: Highlights

Yogi Adityanath was chosen the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh by BJP legislators on Thursday.

New Delhi:

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:

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Mar 25, 2022 23:42 (IST)
Poll Promises Will Be Fulfilled On Time: KP Maurya After Taking Oath
After taking oath as the Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister for the second time, Keshav Prasad Maurya on Friday said every promise made in the the BJP poll manifesto will be fulfilled on time and assured all-round development of the state.

Talking to reporters at his official residence on Kalidas Marg, Mr Maurya said, "Every promise made in the Lok Kalyan Sankalp Patra (BJP manifesto) will be fulfilled on time and all-round development of Uttar Pradesh will be done." 

"With the motto of Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas and Sabka Vishwas (everyone's support, development, trust), every possible help will be provided to every person of the state without any discrimination while law and order will be maintained," he added.

(PTI)
Mar 25, 2022 22:15 (IST)
UP Cabinet Meet, First After Today's Oath Ceremony, Ends
The UP cabinet meeting, the first after today's oath-taking Ceremony, has concluded.
Mar 25, 2022 19:52 (IST)
Amit Shah Congratulates Yogi ADityanath, UP Ministers On Taking Oath
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)
Mar 25, 2022 19:42 (IST)
PM Modi Greets Yogi Adityanath, UP Ministers On Taking Oath
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)
Mar 25, 2022 19:35 (IST)
Confident UP Government Will Write Another New Chapter Of Progress: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed confidence that the Yogi Adityanath government in its fresh term will write another new chapter of progress in Uttar Pradesh while fulfilling people's aspirations. Congratulating Mr Adityanath and his ministerial colleagues on taking oath, PM Modi said the state's development journey marked several important milestones in his government's first five years. (PTI)
Mar 25, 2022 18:34 (IST)
Live Updates: Yogi Adityanath Calls His First Cabinet Meeting Today At 7 PM
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has called his first cabinet meeting today at 7 pm, The meeting will be held at Lok Bhawan.
Mar 25, 2022 17:16 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Oath Ceremony Concludes With National Anthem
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. 
Mar 25, 2022 17:04 (IST)
Arun Kumar Saxena, Dayashankar Mishra Take Oath As Ministers (Independent Charge)
Arun Kumar Saxena and Dayashankar Mishra take oath as UP ministers (independent charge).
Mar 25, 2022 17:02 (IST)
Narendra Kashyap, Dinesh Pratap Singh Take Oath As Ministers (Independent Charge)
Narendra Kashyap and Dinesh Pratap Singh take oath as UP ministers (independent charge).
Mar 25, 2022 17:01 (IST)
JPS Rathore, Dayashankar Singh Take Oath As Ministers (Independent Charge)
JPS Rathore and Dayashankar Singh take oath as UP ministers (independent charge).
Mar 25, 2022 16:59 (IST)
Dharmveer Prajapati, Aseem Arun Take Oath As Ministers (Independent Charge)
Dharmveer Prajapati and Aseem Arun take oath as UP ministers (independent charge).
Mar 25, 2022 16:57 (IST)
Gulab Devi, Girish Chandra Yadav Take Oath As Ministers (Independent Charge)
Gulab Devi and Girish Chandra Yadav take oath as UP ministers (independent charge).
Mar 25, 2022 16:55 (IST)
Ravindra Jaiswal, Sandeep Singh Takes Oath As Ministers (Independent Charge)
Ravindra Jaiswal and Sandeep Singh take oath as UP ministers (independent charge).
Mar 25, 2022 16:53 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Oath Live: Nitin Agrawal Takes Oath As Minister (Independent Charge)
Nitin Agrawal takes oath as UP minister (independent charge).
Mar 25, 2022 16:51 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Oath Live: Sanjay Nishad Takes Oath As UP Minister
Sanjay Nishad takes oath as UP minister.
Mar 25, 2022 16:49 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Oath Live: Ashish Patel Takes Oath As UP Minister
Ashish Patel takes oath as UP minister.
Mar 25, 2022 16:48 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Oath Live: Yogendra Upadhyay Takes Oath As UP Minister
Yogendra Upadhyay takes oath as UP minister.
Mar 25, 2022 16:46 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Oath Live: AK Sharma Takes Oath As UP Minister
AK Sharma takes oath as UP minister.
Mar 25, 2022 16:46 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Oath Live: Rakesh Sachan Takes Oath As UP Minister
Rakesh Sachan takes oath as UP cabinet minister.
Mar 25, 2022 16:44 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Oath Live: Jitin Prasada Takes Oath As UP Minister
Jitin Prasada takes oath as UP cabinet minister.

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Mar 25, 2022 16:44 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Oath Live: Anil Rajbhar Takes Oath As UP Minister
Anil Rajbhar takes oath as UP cabinet minister.
Mar 25, 2022 16:43 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Oath Live: Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary Takes Oath As UP Minister
Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary takes oath as UP cabinet minister.
Mar 25, 2022 16:41 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Oath Live: Nand Gopal Gupta Takes Oath As UP Minister
Nand Gopal Gupta takes oath as UP cabinet minister.
Mar 25, 2022 16:37 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Oath Live: Dharmpal Singh Takes Oath As UP Minister
Dharmpal Singh takes oath as UP cabinet minister.
Mar 25, 2022 16:36 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Oath Live: Jayveer Singh Takes Oath As UP Minister
Jayveer Singh takes oath as UP minister.
Mar 25, 2022 16:34 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Oath Live: Lakshmi Narayan Chaudhary Takes Oath As UP Minister
Lakshmi Narayan Chaudhary takes oath as UP minister.
Mar 25, 2022 16:32 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Oath Live: Baby Rani Maurya Takes Oath As UP Minister
Baby Rani Maurya takes oath as UP minister.
Mar 25, 2022 16:31 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Oath Live: Swatantra Dev Singh Takes Oath As UP Minister
Swatantra Dev Singh takes oath as UP minister.
Mar 25, 2022 16:28 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Oath Live: Suresh Kumar Khanna Takes Oath As UP Minister
Suresh Kumar Khanna takes oath as UP minister.
Mar 25, 2022 16:27 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Oath Live: Brajesh Pathak Takes Oath As Yogi Adityanath's Deputy
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.

Mar 25, 2022 16:24 (IST)
Live Updates: Keshav Prasad Maurya Takes Oath As Yogi Adityanath's Deputy
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.

Mar 25, 2022 16:20 (IST)
Live: Yogi Adityanath Takes Oath As UP Chief Minister For 2nd Time
Yogi Adityanath takes oath as UP Chief Minister for second time.

Mar 25, 2022 16:18 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Oath Live Updates: Celebrations At Yogi Adityanath's Ancestral Home
Mar 25, 2022 16:16 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Oath Live: PM Modi, Amit Shah, JP Nadda Arrive For Ceremony
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and BJP national president JP Nadda have arrived at the oath-taking ceremony.
Mar 25, 2022 16:10 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Oath Live: UP Governor Anandiben Patel Arrives For Oath 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.

Mar 25, 2022 16:00 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Oath: KP Maurya, Brajesh Pathak To Be Yogi Adityanath's Deputies
KP Maurya, who lost the UP election, and Brahmin leader Brajesh Pathak are set to be Yogi Adityanath's deputies.

Mar 25, 2022 15:59 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Oath Live Updates: Yogi Adityanath Arrives For Swearing-In Ceremony
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.
Mar 25, 2022 15:54 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath Swearing-In Live: The Order In Which Ministers Will Take Oath
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

Mar 25, 2022 15:48 (IST)
Buzz On Brahmin Leader Brajesh Pathak As Yogi Adityanath's No. 2: Sources
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.

Mar 25, 2022 15:08 (IST)
Massive crowd at UP stadium where Yogi Adityanath will take oath


Large number of people have gathered at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow where Yogi Adityanath will take oath at 4 pm today. Around 85 thousand people will be attending the grand ceremony, news agency ANI reported quoting sources. 
Mar 25, 2022 14:56 (IST)
Mar 25, 2022 14:40 (IST)


The Yogi Adityanath's oath ceremony will be held at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow at 4 pm. Around 85 thousand people will be attending the grand ceremony, news agency ANI reported quoting sources. 
Mar 25, 2022 14:30 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath May Have 2 Deputies, Brajesh Pathak Fresh Face: Sources
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.
Mar 25, 2022 13:42 (IST)
Mar 25, 2022 13:29 (IST)

The Yogi Adityanath's oath ceremony will be held at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow at 4 pm. Around 85 thousand people will be attending the grand ceremony, news agency ANI reported quoting sources. 
Mar 25, 2022 13:23 (IST)
Mar 25, 2022 13:19 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath to take oath as chief minister at 4 PM today

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.
Mar 25, 2022 13:01 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath swearing-in: Actor Anupam Kher, "The Kashmir Files" Director expected to attend oath ceremony

  • 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.
Mar 25, 2022 12:48 (IST)
Mar 25, 2022 12:41 (IST)
Here are some possible new ministers in Yogi Adityanath 2.0


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.

Mar 25, 2022 12:04 (IST)
Nearly 10 BJP UP MLAs visit Yogi Adityanath's residence ahead of swearing-in

Nearly 10 MLAs have reached the Chief Minister's residence to meet Yogi Adityanath. They are Brajesh Pathak, Sunil Bansal, Baldev Singh Aulakh, Satish Sharma, Brijesh Pathak, Sandeep Singh, BL Verma and Nitin Agarwal, Baby Rani Maurya. UP BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh is also at the Chief Minister's residence.

Congress turned BJP leader Jitin Prasada, an MLC, is also present.
Mar 25, 2022 11:45 (IST)
85,000 people to attend Yogi Adityanath swearing-in, say reports
  • 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.
Mar 25, 2022 11:13 (IST)
Mar 25, 2022 10:41 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath chose to contest the assembly polls and won the Gorakhpur Sadar seat by a huge margin.
Mar 25, 2022 09:48 (IST)
Mar 25, 2022 09:38 (IST)
Yogi Adityanth is likely to meet a select group of MLA's over tea post 10 am. According to some reports, the MLAs invited for tea are probable ministers.
Mar 25, 2022 09:15 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath was chosen Chief Minister by BJP legislators on Thursday

Yogi Adityanath was formally chosen the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh by BJP legislators on Thursday. During the event, he reminded his audience that this was the first time a Chief Minister is getting a second straight term in the state. With this election, the BJP also showed that elections can be "fought on nationalism and good governance," he added.
Mar 25, 2022 09:13 (IST)
Yogi Adityanath To Take Oath As UP Chief Minister At 4 pm 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.
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