Yogi Adityanath swearing-in: Yogi Adityanath takes oath as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister

After Yogi Adityanath's swearing-in, several BJP leaders took oath as Ministers in Yogi Adityanath's new Cabinet. Danish Azad, Vijay Lakshmi Gautam and Rajini Tiwari took oath as Ministers of State in Uttar Pradesh government. 

52 ministers including two Deputy CMs, 16 Cabinet Ministers, 14 Ministers with Independent Charge and 20 Ministers of State take oath.

Some of the new faces in the Council of Ministers are ex-bureaucrat Arvind Kumar Sharma, former Kanpur Police Commissioner Asim Arun, UP BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh and BJP national vice president Baby Rani Maurya.

The allies also found representation with Union Minister Anupriya Patel's husband Ashish Patel and NISHAD party chief Sanjay Nishad getting a Cabinet berth. Moreover, Ministers in the earlier Cabinet like Jitin Prasada, Anil Rajbhar, Surya Pratap Shahi, Suresh Khanna and Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary have been retained.

Arun Kumar Saxena was sworn-in as the Minister of State in Uttar Pradesh government. 

Jitin Prasada, Rakesh Sachan take oath as Uttar Pradesh Ministers as Ministers in the Uttar Pradesh government.

Arvind Kumar Sharma takes oath as minister in the Yogi 2.0 government.

Sanjay Nishad takes oath as Cabint minister in Yogi 2.0. He is the president of BJP ally NISHAD (Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal) party.

Former Panchayati Raj Minister Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary took oath as a UP Minister in Yogi Adityanath's cabinet on Friday 

BJP leader Dharmpal Singh took oath as Uttar Pradesh Minister. In the previous Yogi Adityanath goverment, he served as the state's Irrigation Minister. 

BJP leader Baby Rani Maurya took oath as Uttar Pradesh Minister 

After Yogi Adityanath was sworn-in as the UP CM for a second term, BJP's Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak took oath as Uttar Pradesh's Deputy CMs on Friday. 

Yogi Adityanath took oath as the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister for a second term on Friday at Lucknow's Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief JP Nadda arrived at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow for Yogi Adityanath swearing-in ceremony as the UP CM for a second term. 

Ahead of his oath-taking ceremony, Yogi Adityanath arrived at Lucknow's Ekana Cricket Stadium. He was also accompanied by Union Defence Minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reach Vajpayee stadium in Lucknow shortly for Yogi Adityanath's swearing-in as UP CM for a second term. 

Ahead of CM Yogi's swearing-in ceremony, BJP leader Manoj Tiwari took a swipe at the opposition factions including the Samajwadi Party, that faced drubbing during the recently concluded assembly elections in the state. Launching a fresh salvo against the opposition, Manoj Tiwari noted that his party had broken several key records as well as overcome certain jinxes. He accused the previous governments of treating Noida as a bad omen and added that the saffron party broke the superstition surrounding Noida. 

Speaking to Republic, Manoj Tiwari said, "This win (UP elections) and the clear mandate from people is an answer to the so-called Political Pundits who believed people vote after looking at the caste. People of UP have risen from caste politics and voted for Vikas (development)."

Ahead of Yogi Adityanath's swearing-in ceremony at 4 pm on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left from the Lucknow Airport for the Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has left for the Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium from the Lucknow Airport for Yogi Adityanath's swearing-in ceremony. 

As per the list of the new Cabinet accessed by Republic TV, Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak will be the Deputy Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh.

In a major development, sources revealed that Danish Azad- the general secretary of BJP's UP Minority Morcha had received a call confirming his induction into the Cabinet. It is pertinent to note that BJP had not fielded any Muslim candidate in the UP election. Last time, Mohsin Raza was the sole Muslim face in the Yogi Adityanath-led Cabinet.

As per sources, PM Modi will land at the Lucknow airport at 3.30 pm. His chopper shall land on the Ekana Stadium's helipad at 3.50 pm for taking part in UP CM Yogi Adityanath's swearing-in ceremony. Around 85,000 persons are expected to attend the grand function.

As per sources, former ED Joint Director Rajeshwar Singh and Dayashankar Singh will also be inducted into the UP Council of Ministers. Until now, incumbent Minister Sidharth Nath Singh are yet to receive a call confirming their induction into the Cabinet. 

The head priest of Gorakhpur temple performed a special puja ahead of the oath-taking ceremony of CM-designate Yogi Adityanath.

Here are the leaders who have received a confirmation of being inducted into the Cabinet so far:

1. Nitin Agrawal

2. Sandeep Singh

3. Ashish Patel

4. AK Sharma

5. Sanjay Nishad

6. Brajesh Pathak

7. Jaivir Singh

8. Baldev Singh Aulakh

9. Jitin Prasada

10. Baby Rani Maurya

11. Suresh Khanna

12. Surya Pratap Shahi

13. Sanjeev Gaur

14. Pratibha Shukla

15. Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary

16. JPS Rathore

17. Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary

18. Asim Arun

Apna Dal (S) chief and Union Minister Anupriya Patel's husband Ashish Patel and NISHAD party president Sanjay Nishad are also set to be inducted into the UP Cabinet. Moreover, sources revealed that former bureaucrat AK Sharma will also be a part of the government.

As per sources, Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma is likely to be dropped from the UP Cabinet. On the other hand, UP BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh is all set to take oath as a Minister today. At the present, he is neither a member of the Assembly nor the Legislative Council. Moreover, a total of 5 women will be a part of the Council of Ministers, sources revealed.

The swearing-in ceremony is set to be a grand affair with 12 Chief Ministers likely to attend the ceremony, sources told Republic TV. The list includes Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Arunachal CM Pema Khandu, Tripura CM Biplab Deb, Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, Manipur CM N Biren Singh and Goa CM Pramod Sawant. Moreover, CMs of Bihar, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Puducherry where BJP is a part of the ruling coalition and opposition-ruled states have also been invited.

Besides this, 5 Deputy Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states will also grace the occasion. While BJP is also extending an invitation to leaders of opposition parties, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has also already indicated that he will stay away from the event. Besides this, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, Mahants of several temples and Maths and industrialists shall be present at the UP CM's oath-taking ceremony. Nearly 2500 BJP workers hailing from other states who came to Uttar Pradesh for the Assembly election have received invites as well with the party making arrangements for their travel and stay.

Here are the latest visuals from the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow where Yogi Adityanath will take oath as the CM of Uttar Pradesh for the second consecutive time.

In an exclusive scoop, Republic TV learnt that a total of 51 Ministers will be sworn in along with Yogi Adityanath today. This includes two Deputy CMs like last time which implies that Keshav Prasad Maurya might retain his post. As per sources, there will be 22-24 Cabinet Ministers, 13-14 Ministers with Independent Charge and 12 Ministers of State. 

Ahead of Uttar Pradesh chief minister-elect Yogi Adityanath's mega swearing-in ceremony, Republic TV exclusively spoke to his family members who are very proud and shared their joy. Yogi Adityanath's mother Savitri Devi said that she is feeling very happy and proud of his achievement. "We talk sometimes but we used to watch him on TV. After his win, people are now coming to extend their best wishes to us," she told Republic TV

Similarly, Yogi Adityanath's brother also spoke to Republic TV and said that his swearing-in ceremony will be celebrated like a festival and people from several places are coming to attend the festival. "I met him during Pushkar Singh Dhami's swearing-in ceremony. However, I was admitted to the hospital and I came out just because of his ceremony as I have to make many arrangements". 

According to sources, around 85 thousand people will be attending the grand swearing-in ceremony of Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow. This includes 100 party workers from each Assembly constituency will come for the swearing-in. The entire route from Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport to the Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow where the oath-taking function is taking place and from there till the BJP headquarters will be decorated with party flags, banners and flowers. A grand stage has been set up and posters have been put with slogans that read  'New UP of New India (Naye Bharat ka Naya UP)'.

The UP elections were held in seven phases - February 10, February 14, February 20, February 23, February 27, March 3 and March 7 - whereas the counting of votes took place on March 10. While BJP had formed an alliance with Apna Dal (S) and NISHAD Party, Congress and BSP contested solo. On the other hand, SP announced a tie-up with Shivpal Yadav's PSP(L), Mahan Dal, OP Rajbhar's SBSP, RLD and the Apna Dal faction of Krishna Patel. Though Akhilesh Yadav ran a spirited campaign travelling the length and breadth of the state, he failed to dislodge the BJP government from UP.

This came even as SP's vote share increased from 21.82% to 32.06%, which is higher than its 2012 vote share when it formed the government in the state by winning 224 seats. While the SP improved its tally to 111 from the 47 seats that it won last time, its allies RLD and SBSP gained 8 and 6 seats respectively. Meanwhile, Yogi Adityanath broke a 37-year-old jinx by securing a second term as the CM in UP. Despite a rise in its vote share from 39.67% to 41.29%, BJP bagged 255 seats. With Apna Dal (S) and NISHAD party winning 12 and 6 seats each, the BJP-led alliance has 273 seats in the 403-member Assembly.

Yogi Adityanath was elected as the party's legislative group leader for a second term on March 24, clearing the path for him to become the Chief Minister of the state for a historic second term. This process took place in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who has been nominated as an observer for Uttar Pradesh and co-observer and former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Raghubar Das at Lok Bhawan in Lucknow. 

Addressing the MLAs, Adityanath said, "Modi hai toh mumkin hai (It is possible if Modi is there), the people of Uttar Pradesh believed. For the sake of the state's improvement, we must once again work together. Uttar Pradesh is the country's most populous state, I'll have a lot of work to do in the future years."