BJP’s Uttar Pradesh legislature party likely to formally elect CM-designate Yogi Adityanath as its leader on 24 March

Lucknow: The BJP’s Uttar Pradesh legislature party is to formally elect chief minister-designate Yogi Adityanath as its leader in its meeting likely to be held on 24 March, a day before his swearing-in, a senior party leader said. The 25 March swearing-in of Adityanath is to be held in Ikana Stadium on Shaheed Path in Lucknow. The grand swearing-in ceremony is expected to be attended by a galaxy of senior BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP national president J P Nadda, besides other Central ministers. “The date of the meeting of the BJP legislature party is yet to be finalised. However, there is a possibility that the meeting will be held on 24 March,” a senior UP BJP leader told PTI on Sunday. When contacted, another prominent party leader said, “A meeting of the BJP MLAs was to be held on 21 March but it seems to have been postponed to 24 March.” After leading the BJP to a thumping victory in the just-concluded elections, Adityanath will lead the country’s most populous and politically crucial state for the second time consecutively as its chief minister. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and former Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das have been made observer and co-observer respectively for the government formation in Uttar Pradesh. Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.