Yogi Adityanath on Friday took oath as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for the second time at the Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath Singh were among the top BJP leaders present at the mega swearing-in ceremony.
Adityanath was administered oath by governor Anandiben Patel at the jam-packed stadium. Brajesh Pathak, who served as the Law Minister in the last term of the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh will be a deputy CM this term. Pathak, who switched over to the BJP from BSP, has become the party’s Brahmin face.