Yogi Adityanath takes oath along with 52 others

Yogi Adityanath took oath as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for the second time on Friday at Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak took oath as the Deputy Chief Ministers of the state.

The mega swearing-in ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath Singh and other chief ministers of BJP ruled states and top BJP leaders also were also present at the oath taking ceremony. Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oath.

However, The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won 255 seats out of 403 in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Polls; while BJPs allies Apna Dal and Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal (Nishad Party) bagged 12 and six seats.