Swearing-In Ceremony Updates: A historic second term as UP CM begins for Yogi Adityanath

By Anuj Cariappa

Updated: Friday, March 25, 2022, 17:40 [IST]

Lucknow/New Delhi, Mar 25: Yogi Adityanath on Friday took oath as Uttar Pradesh chief minister for the second term in a mega ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top BJP leaders. Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak were also sworn in as deputy chief ministers.

Swearing-In Ceremony Live Updates: A historic second term as UP CM begins for Yogi Adityanath

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Mar 25, 2022, 5:40 PM IST

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Mar 25, 2022, 5:32 PM IST

20 Minister of State take oath

20 Minister of State take oath: Mayankeshwar Singh, Dinesh Khateek, Sanjeev Gond, Baldev Singh Olakh, Ajit Pal, Jaswant Saini, Ramkesh Nishad, Manohar Lal Mannu Kori, Sanjay Gangwar, Brijesh Singh, KP Malik, Suresh Rahi, Somendra Tomar, Anoop Pradhan 'Valmiki', Pratibha Shukla, Rakesh Rathore Guru, Rajni Tiwari, Satish Sharma, Danish Azad Ansari, Vijay Laxmi Gautam

Mar 25, 2022, 5:32 PM IST

14 Minister of State (Independent Charge) take oath

14 Minister of State (Independent Charge) take oath. Nitin Agrawal, Kapil Dev Agrawal, Ravindra Jaiswal, Sandeep Singh, Gulab Devi, Girish Chandra Yadav, Dharmveer Prajapati, Asim Arun, JPS Rathore, Dayashankar Singh, Narendra Kashyap, Dinesh Pratap Singh, Arun Kumar Saxena, Dayashankar Mishra 'Dayalu'

Mar 25, 2022, 5:32 PM IST

16 Cabinet Ministers take oath:

16 Cabinet Ministers who took oath are Suresh Kumar Khanna, Surya Pratap Shahi, Swatantra Dev Singh, Baby Rani Maurya, Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary, Jayveer Singh, Dharampal Singh, Nand Gopal Nandi, Bhupendra Singh Choudhary, Anil Rajbhar, Jitin Prasada, Rakesk Sachan, Arvind Kumar Sharma, Yogendra Upadhyay, Ashish Patel, Sanjay Nishad

Mar 25, 2022, 5:19 PM IST

Rakesh Rathore Guru, Rajni Sharma, Satish Sharma, Danish Azad Ansari and Vijay Laxmi Gautam take oath as Ministers of State

Mar 25, 2022, 5:18 PM IST

Somendra Tomar and Pratibha Shukla took oath as Ministers of State.

Mar 25, 2022, 5:18 PM IST

Mayankeshwar Sharan Singh, Dinesh Khatik and Baldev Singh Aulakh took oath as Ministers of State.

Mar 25, 2022, 5:18 PM IST

Arun Kumar Saxena and Dayashankar Mishra took oath as Ministers of State (Independent Charge).

Mar 25, 2022, 5:18 PM IST

JPS Rathore, Dayashankar Singh, Dinesh Pratap Singh and Narendra Kashyap take oath as MoS (Independent Charge)

Mar 25, 2022, 5:02 PM IST

Gulaab Devi, Girish Chandra Yadav, Dharamveer Prajapati and Asim Arun took oath as MoS (Independent Charge) at the mega event in Lucknow.

Mar 25, 2022, 4:58 PM IST

Nitin Agarwal, Kapil Dev Agrawal, Ravindra Jaiswal and Sandeep Singh took oath as MoS (Independent Charge) in Lucknow.

Mar 25, 2022, 4:58 PM IST

Yogendra Upadhyay, Sanjay Nishad take oath as UP ministers

Mar 25, 2022, 4:58 PM IST

Rakesh Sachan and Arvind Kumar Sharma took oath as UP ministers in Lucknow

Mar 25, 2022, 4:57 PM IST

Jitin Prasad takes oath as UP minister

Mar 25, 2022, 4:57 PM IST

Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary and Anil Rajbhar took oath as UP ministers at the mega event in Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

Mar 25, 2022, 4:57 PM IST

Nand Gopal Gupta ‘Nandi’ takes oath as UP minister at the mega event in Lucknow.

Mar 25, 2022, 4:57 PM IST

Jaiveer Singh and Dharampal Singh took oath as ministers for Yogi 2.0 cabinet at the mega event in Lucknow

Mar 25, 2022, 4:57 PM IST

Baby Rani Maurya, Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary took oath as ministers for Yogi 2.0 cabinet.

Mar 25, 2022, 4:56 PM IST

Surya Pratap Shahi, Swatantra Dev Singh took oath as ministers

Mar 25, 2022, 4:52 PM IST

N D Tiwari of the Congress was CM in 1985 of an undivided UP. He went on to retain a second term in a row. Since then none except Yogi Adityanath is the first to do so.

Mar 25, 2022, 4:51 PM IST

Three MLAs from Kanpur Dehat have been made ministers in the UP government - Rakesh Sachan from Bhognipur, Ajit Pal from Sikandra and Pratibha Shukla from Akbarpur.

Mar 25, 2022, 4:45 PM IST

Yogi is only the fifth CM to win a consecutive term in UP ever. The others before him were Sampurnanda in 1975, Channdrabahnu Gupta in 1962, Hemwati Nandan Bahaguna in 1974 and Narayan Dutt Tiwari in 1985. Yogi however is the first CM in 70 years to complete tenure and win for the second time in a row.

Mar 25, 2022, 4:39 PM IST

Yogi Adityanath became UP;s first CM to complete tenure and win a second term. In the past 70 years of UP's electoral history, this is the first time that a CM will complete tenure and be elected for the second term consecutively.

Mar 25, 2022, 4:36 PM IST

Keshav Prasad Maurya takes oath as Deputy CM of Uttar Pradesh. He was one of the two Deputy CMs in the previous BJP government. Maurya lost from the electoral battle from Sirathu to Apna Dal (Kameravadi) leader Pallavi Patel who had contested on Samajwadi Party symbol. Keshav Prasad whom the BJP projects as its OBC face in the state is considered to be a confidant of Adityanath. A prolific orator and critic of the Samajwadi Party, Keshav is likely to be one of the party's candidates for the Legislative Council elections to be held on April 9.

Mar 25, 2022, 4:36 PM IST

Brijesh Pathak takes oath as Deputy CM. He replaces Dinesh Sharma. A prominent Brahmin leader, Pathak served as the Law Minister in the previous government. He won elections from the Lucknow Cantt seat.

Mar 25, 2022, 4:29 PM IST

Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak take oath as the Deputy Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh.

Lucknow | Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak take oath as the Deputy Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh. pic.twitter.com/HsO83jWSUR
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 25, 2022

Mar 25, 2022, 4:24 PM IST

BJP's Yogi Adityanath takes oath as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for the second consecutive term.

Lucknow | BJP's Yogi Adityanath takes oath as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for the second consecutive term. pic.twitter.com/ubAZ5nHTB4
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 25, 2022

Mar 25, 2022, 4:23 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow where UP CM-designate Yogi Adityanath will take oath for the second consecutive term.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow where UP CM-designate Yogi Adityanath will take oath for the second consecutive term. pic.twitter.com/tD9sk4g0KH
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 25, 2022

Mar 25, 2022, 4:17 PM IST

Union home minister Amit Shah, BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda arrive at the Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium for Yogi Adityanath's swearing in

Mar 25, 2022, 4:17 PM IST

Union ministers Smriti Irani, VK Singh, Rajnath Singh present on stage for the gala swearing in

Mar 25, 2022, 12:08 am IST

This is only the second time in over three decades that a party has won two consecutive assembly polls in the state. At the meeting of the party’s newly elected MLAs, Adityanath said the prime minister’s inclusive ‘mantra’ of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas” had its impact on the UP poll results, and thanked him and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for “guiding” him through the first term.

Mar 25, 2022, 12:12 am IST

In Delhi on Thursday, top BJP leaders gave the final touches to the government formation exercise in Uttar Pradesh and a party source said that the state could have two deputy chief ministers this time as well.

Mar 25, 2022, 12:21 am IST

Outgoing deputy chief ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma, and former Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya are seen as the frontrunners for the two posts. BJP president J P Nadda and Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who was the party's in-charge for the state polls, too were involved in the deliberations.

Mar 25, 2022, 12:23 am IST

The leaders discussed factors like maintaining caste and regional balance in the new UP cabinet. Baby Rani Maurya, a member of the influential Jatav community from the Scheduled Castes, is widely tipped for an important place in the new government. She had resigned as Uttarakhand governor to fight the assembly polls.

Mar 25, 2022, 12:32 am IST

Brijesh Pathak, a minister in the outgoing government, Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Swatantar Dev Singh and A K Sharma, a former bureaucrat considered close to Modi, are also seen as probables for key positions, including deputy CMs if the party seeks to bring in new faces.

Mar 25, 2022, 12:39 am IST

Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will participate in Friday’s event. Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and 60 other business tycoons have also been invited. Roads leading to Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, the venue for the event, have been decorated with lights.

Mar 25, 2022, 12:44 am IST

Samajwadi Party president chief Akhilesh Yadav and Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary, who fought the polls as allies, said they won’t attend the event. Invites were sent to the state’s opposition leaders, UP BJP general secretary J P S Rathore confirmed to PTI.

Mar 25, 2022, 12:46 am IST

Adityanath has personally sent invitations to over 50 seers, including those from Ayodhya, Mathura and Varanasi, party leaders said. Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s state-level functionary Dinesh Shankar said prominent seers, along with members of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, have been invited.

Mar 25, 2022, 12:47 am IST

Yoga guru Ramdev, "The Kashmir Files" director Vivek Agnihotri and actor Anupam Kher are on the list. The venue has the capacity to accommodate 50,000 people. About 8,000 police personnel will be deployed for the event, an official said.

Mar 25, 2022, 8:12 am IST

UP CM designate Yogi Adityanath has been elected as the leader of the UP BJP legislative party today in a meeting held in Lok Bhawan in Lucknow.

Mar 25, 2022, 8:12 am IST

Senior BJP leader Suresh Khanna proposed the name of Yogi Adityanath and all members of the BJP legislative party supported the move.

Mar 25, 2022, 8:13 am IST

Observers from the party Union Home minister Amit Shah, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, senior BJP leaders Radha Mohan Singh, Raghuwar das were present in the meeting.

Mar 25, 2022, 8:14 am IST

Prior to the meeting, all observers attended the meeting of the core committee at BJP headquarters Lucknow.

Mar 25, 2022, 8:45 am IST

Adityanath met Governor Anandiben Patel after the BJP legislature party elected him as its leader, confirming a decision taken by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s top brass.

Mar 25, 2022, 8:46 am IST

The BJP won 255 seats – 273 along with the allies – in the 403-member assembly. This is only the second time in over three decades that a party has won two consecutive assembly polls in the state.

Mar 25, 2022, 8:46 am IST

Mar 25, 2022, 8:47 am IST

Outgoing deputy chief ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma, and former Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya are seen as the frontrunners for the two posts.

Mar 25, 2022, 9:36 am IST

Mar 25, 2022, 9:47 am IST

Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will participate in Friday’s event. Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and 60 other business tycoons have also been invited.

Mar 25, 2022, 9:47 am IST

Roads leading to Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, the venue for the event, have been decorated with lights.

Mar 25, 2022, 9:47 am IST

Cut-outs of Modi, Shah and Adityanath are in place.

Mar 25, 2022, 9:47 am IST

Samajwadi Party president chief Akhilesh Yadav and Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary, who fought the polls as allies, said they won’t attend the event.

Mar 25, 2022, 9:48 am IST

Yoga guru Ramdev, "The Kashmir Files" director Vivek Agnihotri and actor Anupam Kher are on the list.

Mar 25, 2022, 11:38 am IST

Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s state-level functionary Dinesh Shankar said prominent seers, along with members of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, have been invited.

Mar 25, 2022, 12:05 pm IST

Adityanath said he had no administrative experience when he became chief minister for the first time and thanked Modi and Shah for guiding him to provide good governance in Uttar Pradesh.

Mar 25, 2022, 12:05 pm IST

"People for the first time felt that houses for the poor could also be built. For the first time, it was felt that money could go directly into the accounts of the poor," he said. Festivals can now be celebrated in a peaceful manner, he added.

Mar 25, 2022, 1:28 pm IST

Supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party held special prayers in temples across the state on Friday in the run up to the oath taking ceremony of the newly elected government.

Mar 25, 2022, 1:45 pm IST

BJP's State General Secretary Govind Narayan Shukla told 'PTI' that the workers have come out for the swearing-in ceremony after performing prayers and havan in temples across the state between 8 and 9 am. According to the news received from Varanasi, before attending the swearing-in ceremony of Yogi Adityanath government, BJP office-bearers and workers in Varanasi also prayed in various temples and sought blessings for the government.

Mar 25, 2022, 2:32 pm IST

Supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party held special prayers in temples in Varanasi, Mathura and other parts of the state on Friday in run-up to the oath taking ceremony of the newly elected government. Along with invoking deities, enthusiastic supporters of the saffron party were seen worshipping bulldozer, the new emblem of the Yogi Adityanath government.