Yogi Adityanath to take oath as UP CM on March 25

In Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath to start his second inning this month. He will be sworn-in for his second term as the chief minister on March 25.  The oath taking ceremony will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and other central ministers. Top BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath Singh, party president JP Nadda, chief ministers of BJP-ruled states, office bearers of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) etc. are expected to attend the ceremony. Invitation will be extended to top opposition leaders as well, including three former chief ministers--Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati, Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and Adityanath’s predecessor, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav. Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

The BJP, which won 255 seats (273 with allies) in the 403-member assembly, created history by becoming the first government in the country’s most populous state, since 1987, to be re-elected after completing its first term. Its main challenger, the SP-led alliance, won 125 seats, of which 111 went to the Akhilesh Yadav-led party. The party is planning a grand swearing-in ceremony for CM Yogi and is preparing a list of invitees. Among the guests will be beneficiaries of various government schemes known as "labharti," who have played a critical role in returning the BJP to power.