Yogi Adityanath takes oath as UP CM for the second time. (Photo: ANI)Yogi Adityanath Oath-taking Ceremony Live Updates, UP CM Yogi Cabinet 2.0 Live: Unanimously elected as the leader of the Uttar Pradesh BJP legislature party in a meeting in Lucknow, Yogi Adityanath took oath as the UP chief minister for a second term on Friday. Keshav Maurya and Brajesh Pathak were sworn in as his deputies.
With dignitaries including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh attending the swearing-in ceremony, security was ramped up at Lucknow’s Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. CCTVs and drones were deployed to manage crowds, while 7,000 personnel of the civil police and the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) as well as members of the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) were manning the venue.
Adityanath scripted history in the Assembly polls, becoming the first CM to return to power in the state after completing a five-year term. And the BJP became the first party to retain power in UP since 1985. On Thursday, the BJP legislature party meeting, which confirmed Adityanath’s appointment, was also attended by newly elected legislators of the party’s two allies — Apna Dal (Sonelal) and Nishad Party.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Yogi Adityanath at BJP's newly-elected MLAs meeting at Lok Bhawan in Lucknow on Thursday. (Express Photo)
Former IPS Officer Asim Kumar Arun has been made minister of state (Independent charge). Asim won the assembly election from Kannauj sadar seat. In January, Asim Kumar surprised everyone by announcing his voluntarily retirement. His announcement came an hour after the model code of conduct came into effect in January. Asim Kumar, later, joined the BJP and contested the election.
Asim’s father Sriram Arun was Director General of Police of Uttar Pradesh.
Asim Kumar Arun was Kanpur police commissioner when he announced his retirement. Considered to be upright officer, he was earlier posted as the head of Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS). He had also undergone a commando training course for the National Security Guard (NSG).
Only Muslim minister taken oath today is 32-year-old Mohammad Danish Azad Ansari, a native of Ballia. Danish has replaced Mohsin Raza , who was minister in the previous government of Yogi Aditya Nath. Danish, who is state general secretary of BJP’s Minority Front, has been made minister of state in the second term of Yogi Aditya Nath He was earlier holding the post of member of state Urdu Language Committee.
Danish completed his post graduation in 2009 and Masters of Total Quality Management in 2012 from Lucknow University. He also completed Masters of Public Administration from Open University in 2020. Danish was also active in student politics and joined Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in 2011.
The second tenure of the Yogi Adityanath government took off from the “Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium” in Lucknow on Friday as the chief minister and his ministerial colleagues were sworn in by Governor Anandiben Patel.
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Prominent ministers in previous Yogi government Srikant Sharma, Satish Mahana, Ashutosh Tandon, Sidharth Nath Singh, who all won elections, were not given place in the cabinet this time.
Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary, Jaivir Singh, Dharam Pal Singh, Nand Gopal Gupta 'Nandi', Arvind Kumar Sharma, Yogendra Upadhyaya, Ashish Patel, Sanjay Nishad, Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, Anil Rajbhar, Jitin Prasada, Rakesh Sachan take oath as Ministers in the Uttar Pradesh government.
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Suresh Kumar Khanna, Surya Pratap Shahi, Swatantra Dev Singh, and AK Sharma take oath as ministers in the Uttar Pradesh government.
Yogi Adityanath, Keshav Maurya, Brajesh Pathak take oath.
Baby Rani Maurya takes oath as a minister of Yogi cabinet
BJP state president Swatantra Dev Singh takes oath.
Apna Dal sources confirm Ashish Patel, husband of Union Minister Anupriya Patel, would be part of Yogi Cabinet this time. An engineer by profession, Ashish had left his job and entered into active politics and was made a member of legislative council with the help of BJP in 2018.
Keshav Maurya taking oath as deputy CM of Uttar Pradesh. Brajesh Pathak too will take oath as another deputy CM of the state.
Unanimously elected as the leader of the Uttar Pradesh BJP legislature party in a meeting in Lucknow, Yogi Adityanath took oath as the UP chief minister for a second term on Friday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda arrive at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium where UP CM-designate Yogi Adityanath will take oath as the CM for the 2nd consecutive term.
UP CM-designate Yogi Adityanath arrives at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium where he will take oath as the CM for the 2nd consecutive term. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Haryana CM ML Khattar, Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur and others also present.
A view of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, where Yogi Adityanath will be taking his oath as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister for second time.
Union Ministers Mahendra Nath Pandey, V K Singh, former Uttarakhand governor Baby Rani Maurya, and Union minister Sanjeev Balyan reach venue.
"Naye Bharat ka naya Uttar Pradesh" is the slogan displayed on the stage. Photographs of Narendra Modi, Yogi Adityanath, Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh are displayed on the premises
Former Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya, minister Brajesh Pathak reached venue. Both are likely to take oath today
With Yogi Adityanath set to be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, performers gear up at the venue for the grand ceremony.
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