Yogi Adityanath takes oath as UP CM for the second time.Yogi Adityanath Oath-taking Ceremony Highlights, UP CM Yogi Cabinet 2.0 Highlights: 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.
Apart from the two deputy CMs, 16 Cabinet ministers also took oath during the swearing-in ceremony held at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Many BJP leaders who were a part of the First Yogi Ministry received a second chance as Cabinet ministers. Though the party has not announced their portfolios, Suresh Kumar Khanna (Finance Minister in first Yogi Ministry), Surya Pratap Shahi (Agriculture), Chaudhary Laxmi Narayan (Animal Husbandry), Dharmpal Singh (Irrigation), Nand Gopal Gupta (Civil Aviation), Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary (Panchayat Raj) and Jitin Prasada (Technical Education) took oath as ministers on Friday.
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.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Yogi Adityanath at BJP's newly-elected MLAs meeting at Lok Bhawan in Lucknow on Thursday. (Express Photo)
BJP leader Brajesh Pathak takes oath as UP Deputy CM, at Atal Bihari Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, Friday, March 25, 2022. Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar is also seen. (PTI Photo)
As Yogi Adityanath took oath on Friday, becoming the first UP Chief Minister to start a second consecutive term, he did so with his team of 52 -- two deputy-chief ministers, 16 Cabinet ministers, 14 Ministers of State (Independent Charge) and 20 other Ministers of State.
More than 50 per cent of his Council of Ministers are new faces. Among the big names who have been dropped are former deputy CM Dinesh Sharma and former Cabinet ministers Siddharth Nath Singh and Mahendra Singh.
Like in his previous term, Adityanath will have two deputies. While Keshav Prasad Maurya retains his Deputy CM post despite losing his Sirathu Assembly seat in the recent polls, Brajesh Pathak, Law Minister in the last Yogi government and former BSP leader, has been elevated as Deputy CM, replacing former deputy CM Dinesh Sharma as the Brahmin face in the Cabinet. Read full story by Shyamlal Yadav
Amit Shah has congratulated Adityanath, KP Maurya and Brajesh Pathak on their swearing in for top posts in UP government.
PM Modi took to Twitter on Thursday to congratulate Yogi Adityanath on taking oath as UP CM.
The new UP government has five women ministers, including three dalit and two Brahmin. Former Uttrakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya is the lone woman cabinet minister.
After the BJP’s sweeping victory in the recently held Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Yogi Adityanath took oath as the chief minister of the state for a second term, on Friday.
Along with Adityanath, several BJP strongmen also took oath as Cabinet ministers.
Click for the list of all ministers in the Second Yogi Ministry
He was not the only bureaucrat from Gujarat to have followed Narendra Modi to the Centre. Or the most high-profile. But AK Sharma alone made that next leap: from the backstage to the front. Twenty years after he emerged as one of Modi’s most trusted men, Arvind Kumar Sharma took voluntary retirement from the IAS last year and became a BJP MLC. On Friday, the 59-year-old took oath as a minister in the Yogi Adityanath government.
According to a senior Central government official, while it is not unusual for a PM to have a core group of trusted officials, Sharma stands out among the charmed circle. “It was understood that any directions from Sharma had the PM’s seal of approval. It helped that Sharma never threw his weight around.” Read full story by Maulshree Seth
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 voluntary 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 to have 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 Adityanath. Danish, who is the state general secretary of BJP’s Minority Front, has been made minister of state in the second term of Yogi Adityanath. 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 from Lucknow University in 2012. 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.
Though the sporting arena is seen as one of the major achievements of the first Adityanath government, it took three governments to get it built. Read full story by Maulshree Seth here
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.
Here is a list of 52 ministers iin new UP govt
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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Elaborate security arrangements have been made around Ekana Stadium in Lucknow where Yogi Adityanath will be taking oath as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Friday. With Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top dignitaries scheduled to attend the ceremony, the stadium and its surrounding areas have been turned into a fortress with three-tier security arrangements.
Over 7,000 personnel of civil police and Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) will man the venue along with officials of the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS). All sensitive points will be surveilled by ATS commandos, while snipers have also been deployed at high-rise buildings in the area. CCTVs and drones are also being used to manage the crowd.
Apart from the Special Protection Group, paramilitary forces will look into the security of the innermost circle, while the outermost will be manned by PAC and local police. Separate arrangements have been made for the entry of commoners and VIPs.
Traffic diversion has also been put in place. Except for the vehicles of attendees, all others will be diverted away from the stadium. Students participating in the 10th and 12th Board examinations have been informed that they can reach their examination centre via alternate routes. Students have been asked to leave their homes for the examination centres a little early.
Yogi Adityanath is set to be sworn in as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for a second time on Friday.
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Time: 4 pm
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Following the BJP's victory in the UP Assembly polls, Yogi Adityanath became the first Chief Minister to return to power in the state after completing a five-year term. And the BJP became the first party to retain power in the state since 1985.
In his speech after wrapping up the mandate, Adityanath also underscored the key theme behind his party’s repeat win. “The BJP’s double engine government, in the past five years, created an atmosphere of security and gave respect to faith,” he said.
It was also a tumultuous reign marked by controversial encounter deaths, the anti-conversion law, the so-called anti-romeo squads, the Hathras rape and killing, and the landmark Ayodhya verdict. Read more
The names for deputy chief ministers were not announced at the BJP legislature party meeting — a departure from 2017 when the party had announced the name of its CM and two deputy CMs.
In his speech, Home Minister Amit Shah addressed Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma as “poorva upmukhyamantri (former deputy CMs)”. Sources said during the hour-long meeting, only the formal process of electing Adityanath as the leader of the legislature party was executed.
According to news agency PTI, Maurya, Sharma, and former Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya are seen as the frontrunners for the two posts. 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. 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, the news agency has said.
Roads leading to Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, the venue for the event, have been decorated with lights. Cut-outs of Modi, Shah and Adityanath are in place.
Political bigwigs
PM Modi, senior BJP leaders including CMs from other states, and dignitaries from across different fields will attend the swearing-in ceremony at a Lucknow stadium on Friday. Union Ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh will also attend.
Industrialists, famous personalities
Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and 60 other business tycoons have also been invited. Yoga guru Ramdev, "The Kashmir Files" director Vivek Agnihotri and actor Anupam Kher are on the list.
Opposition leaders
Samajwadi Party president 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.
Seers
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. (PTI)
Following the Uttar Pradesh BJP legislature party meeting in Lucknow, Yogi Adityanath Thursday met Governor Anandiben Patel and staked claim to form the next government in the state.
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Yogi Adityanath was on Thursday unanimously elected as the leader of the Uttar Pradesh BJP legislature party in a meeting in Lucknow, paving the way for taking oath as UP chief minister for a second term. The BJP legislature party meeting was held under the supervision of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and national vice-president Raghubar Das, who were appointed as the party’s central observers.
(Express Photos by Vishal Srivastava)
Yogi Adityanath will take oath as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh at 4 pm today at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Political bigwigs, from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to CMs of other states, are set to attend the swearing-in ceremony.
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