Lucknow: Yogi Adityanath sworn in as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister for record second term today at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Top leadership of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Narendra Modi, Amit Shah attended the event.
Adityanath is the first Chief Minister in the last 37 years to return to power after completing a full five-year term in the state.
Yogi Adityanath Swearing-in Ceremony LIVE: Yogi sworn in as Uttar Pradesh CM for record second term
Cultural events are being held before the commencement of the oath-taking ceremony. A huge stage has been set up in the stadium, decked with garlands in shades of orange and yellow. A poster that reads “New Uttar Pradesh of New India” has also been displayed at the bottom of the stage.
Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak took oath as the Deputy Chief Ministers of the state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states and other party leaders are among the long list of ministers attending the ceremony.
