Yogi Adityanath takes oath as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister

Yogi Adityanath sworn-in as New Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on 19th March 2017. Governor Ram Naik administered the oath of office and secrecy to AdityaNath and his Cabinet in Lucknow. BJP state unit chief Keshav Prasad Maurya and party's national vice president Dinesh Sharma were sworn in as cabinet ministers by Governor Ram Naik at a grand ceremony at Kanshiram Smriti Upvan. They will assist 44-year-old Adityanath as as deputy chief ministers. Interestingly, none of the three is a legislator in UP. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP chief Amit Shah and party veteran L K Advani were present at the ceremony, which was also attended by outgoing chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and SP patron Mulayam Singh Yadav.