Yogi Adityanath sworn 21st CM of UP

Lucknow, March 19: The swearing in ceremony of Yogi Adityanath as the 21st Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh will take place this afternoon in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah.

Present on the occasion were Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah and other senior ministers in the union government besides tens of thousands of party supporters.



Dressed in his characteristic saffron robes, Adityanath, after taking the oath, walked over to and sought the blessings of senior BJP leaders L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

Along with Adityanath, two Deputy Chief Ministers Dinesh Sharma and Keshav Prasad Maurya, and the Cabinet ministers will also take the oath.

Meanwhile, the CM designate took stock of the preparations for the event today.