Yogi Adityanath Oath ceremony Updates: Amid chants of 'Yogi', Adityanath takes oath of office for second time

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Jayant Pratap Singh Rathore, Dayashankar Singh, Narendra Kashyap, Dinesh Pratap Singh, Arun Kumar Saxena, Dayashankar Mishra Dayalu take oath as MoS (independent charge)

उत्तर प्रदेश: जयंत प्रताप सिंह राठौर, दयाशंकर सिंह, नरेंद्र कश्यप, दिनेश प्रताप सिंह, अरुण कुमार सक्सेना, दयाशंकर मिश्र दयालु ने उत्तर प्रदेश के राज्य मंत्री (स्वतंत्र प्रभार) के पद की शपथ ग्रहण की। pic.twitter.com/xPIWcNkVcQ

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Nitin Agarwal, Kapildev Agarwal, Ravindra Jaiswal, Sandeep Singh, Gulab Devi, Girish Chandra Yadav, Dharamveer Prajapati, Aseem Arun take oath as MoS (independent charge)

उत्तर प्रदेश: नितिन अग्रवाल, कपिलदेव अग्रवाल, रवींद्र जायसवाल, संदीप सिंह, गुलाब देवी, गिरीश चंद्र यादव, धर्मवीर प्रजापति, असीम अरुण ने उत्तर प्रदेश के राज्य मंत्री (स्वतंत्र प्रभार) के पद की शपथ ग्रहण की। pic.twitter.com/nGF0tEOIrC

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Arvind Kumar Sharma, Yogendra Upadhyaya, Ashish Patel and Sanjay Nishad take oath as ministers in UP govt

Lucknow | Arvind Kumar Sharma, Yogendra Upadhyaya, Ashish Patel and Sanjay Nishad take oath as Ministers in the Uttar Pradesh government. pic.twitter.com/6uiOy1dWHn

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 25, 2022

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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik congratulates Yogi Adityanath

Congratulate @myogiadityanath Ji on being sworn in as the Chief Minister of #UttarPradesh for the second time. Wish the state reach new heights of development under your leadership. Best wishes.

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) March 25, 2022

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Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, Anil Rajbhar, Jitin Prasada, Rakesh Sachan take oath as ministers in the UP govt

Lucknow | Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, Anil Rajbhar, Jitin Prasada, Rakesh Sachan take oath as Ministers in the Uttar Pradesh government. pic.twitter.com/zigNZ5lUhd

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Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary, Jaiveer Singh, Dharampal Singh, Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi takes oath as ministers of UP govt

उत्तर प्रदेश: लक्ष्मी नारायण चौधरी, जयवीर सिंह, धर्मपाल सिंह, नंद गोपाल गुप्ता नंदी ने उत्तर प्रदेश के मंत्री पद की शपथ ग्रहण की। pic.twitter.com/GRh6YgEsCu

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Suresh Kumar Khanna, Surya Pratap Shahi, Swatantra Dev Singh, Baby Rani Maurya take oath as ministers in the UP govt

Lucknow | Suresh Kumar Khanna, Surya Pratap Shahi, Swatantra Dev Singh, Baby Rani Maurya take oath as Ministers in the Uttar Pradesh government. pic.twitter.com/7CoPQt4TAX

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Keshav Chandra Maurya and Brajesh Pathak named deputy chief ministers

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Yogi Adityanath starts taking oath of office  

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the venue

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UP CM-designate Yogi Adityanath arrives at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium

Lucknow | 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. pic.twitter.com/1IBzQn9VR8

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Livestream the event here

https://youtu.be/2a0XibQnKkE

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Amit Shah arrives for Yogi Adityanath’s swearing-in ceremony

Union home minister Amit Shah has also arrived in Lucknow for the swearing-in ceremony of Uttar Pradesh chief minister-designate Yogi Adityanath, as per ANI.

#WATCH | Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives in Lucknow for the swearing-in ceremony of Uttar Pradesh CM-designate Yogi Adityanath. pic.twitter.com/kNSjZO6eaq

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PM Modi arrives in Lucknow for Yogi Adityanath’s swearing in

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Lucknow to attend Yogi Adityanath’s swearing in as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh

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#WATCH | People dance in celebration at the ancestral home of Adityanath in Pauri Garhwal district

#WATCH | Uttarakhand | People dance in celebration at the ancestral home of BJP's Yogi Adityanath in Panchur village of Pauri Garhwal district as he will take oath as Uttar Pradesh CM for the consecutive second term today. pic.twitter.com/lxQvp1muYo

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 25, 2022

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At least 52 ministers to take oath alone with Yogi today

As per reports, at least 52 ministers are expected to be sworn into chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s cabinet today at the oath-taking ceremony.

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See | Some visuals from Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium 

Lucknow | UP CM-designate Yogi Adityanath to take oath as the Chief Minister this evening. Visuals from Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. pic.twitter.com/OCdaJlDWad

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 25, 2022

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Yogi Cabinet 2.0: Brajesh Pathak may bag deputy CM’s post; who else will become minister?

Few new faces are expected to join the Yogi 2.0 Cabinet. The last Adityanath government had two deputy chief ministers and that tradition is likely to continue. The frontrunners are Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak, according to News18.

We take a look at who is possibly in and who’s out, as intense speculation continues.

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Speculation over new UP cabinet, some MLAs visit Adityanath’s residence

Amid the suspense over Yogi Adityanath’s new cabinet, some MLAs visited the chief minister designate’s residence in an indication that they might be asked to take the oath here later on Friday. With the swearing in scheduled at 4 pm, the political scene was abuzz after reports that phone calls had been made to some of the legislators to rush to the chief minister’s residence immediately.

Mediapersons rushing to the chief minister’s official residence 5, Kalidas Marg spotted several legislators arriving there with some saying that they have been asked to reach there soon. Among those seen arriving at the chief minister’s residence were Vijay Lakmi Gautam (Salempur, Deoria), Sanjay Singh (Pilibhit) and Rakesh Rathore (Sitapur).

Others who are believed to have arrived there included several names of the outgoing ministry including Brijesh Pathak, Sandip Singh, Jitin Prasad besides former bureaucrat A K Sharma and BJP state president Swatantra Dev Singh. Though there is yet no confirmation over the names of the deputy chief ministers and ministers, there were scenes of jubilation at the residences of some of the former ministers with supporters dancing to drum beats and raising slogans in anticipation of their leaders getting ministerial berths.

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Yogi Leaves for Lucknow Airport to Receive PM Modi

UP CM-designate Yogi Adityanath has left for Lucknow airport to receive Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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List of leaders likely to take oath today along with Yogi Adityanath

• Suresh Khanna
• Satish Mahana
• Shrikant Sharma
• Brijesh Pathak
• Ch Laxmi Narayan
• Jitin Prasada
• Mahendra Singh
• Keshav Prasad Maurya
• Dr Dinesh Sharma
• Sandip Singh
• Bhupender Singh
• Baby Rani Maurya
• Ashish Patel
• Sanjay Nishad
• Siddharth Nath Singh
• Nandi
• AK Sharma
• Surya Pratap Shahi
• Baldev Aulakh

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See | People gather at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium for event

Lucknow | People gather at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium for swearing-in ceremony of Yogi Adityanath as Uttar Pradesh CM for the second time. pic.twitter.com/s6QdoQAolY

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 25, 2022

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Who all are invited to the swearing-in ceremony? A look at the guest list

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.

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BJP supporters offer prayers across UP before Adityanath’s swearing in ceremony

Supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party held special prayers in temples across the state on Friday in the run up to the oath taking ceremony of the newly elected government.

 BJP’s State General Secretary Govind Narayan Shukla told ‘PTI’ that the workers have come out for the swearing-in ceremony after performing prayers and havan in temples across the state between 8 and 9 am.

According to the news received from Varanasi, before attending the swearing-in ceremony of Yogi Adityanath government, BJP office-bearers and workers in Varanasi also prayed in various temples and sought blessings for the government.

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Security ramped up ahead of swearing-in ceremony; CCTVs & drones set up

Three-layered security has been put in place at the Lucknow stadium with close to 8,000 personnel of the Uttar Pradesh Police and Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), as well as the Special Task Force (STF) and the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) manning the venue of the swearing-in ceremony.

News agency PTI reported that access to the venue is being regulated by ATS commandos. CCTV cameras have also been installed, the live feed of which is being monitored by senior officials stationed in the control room. 

Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar has said that drones have been put on standby as well.

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Head priest of Gorakhpur temple performs special puja ahead of oath-taking

Uttar Pradesh | Head priest of Gorakhpur temple performs special puja ahead of oath-taking ceremony of CM-designate Yogi Adityanath pic.twitter.com/SoyweDnxLk

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 25, 2022

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A sneak peek into Ekana Stadium

The party has zeroed in on a venue that fits the occasion. Adityanath will take oath at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. We tell you why it’s no run-of-the-mill choice.

Keeping with BJP’s tradition of renaming structures, the Ekana Stadium was renamed after the party stalwart Vajpayee in 2018. Ekana means “Vishu” and after Adityanath came to power in UP, he decided to dedicate the state-of-the-art ground to the former prime minister.

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Yogi Adityanath’s swearing-in ceremony: When and where to watch?

Yogi Adityanath is set to be sworn in as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for a second time on today, at 4 pm.

Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Time: 4 pm

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Yogi Adityanath to be sworn-in as UP CM at 4 pm

Yogi Adityanath will be sworn in as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh in a grand ceremony at 4:00 pm at Lucknow’s Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium today, 25 March. Along with Adityanath, some of his cabinet ministers will also be sworn in.