Lucknow, March 24: Yogi Adityanath was on Thursday elected as the leader of the BJP Legislative Party in Uttar Pradesh, ahead of him taking oath as the Chief Minister of the state for a second consecutive term.
Yogi Adityanath to take oath as UP CM on March 25
Lucknow, March 24: Yogi Adityanath was on Thursday elected as the leader of the BJP Legislative Party in Uttar Pradesh, ahead of him taking oath as the Chief Minister of the state for a second consecutive term.
In the recent Assembly elections, the BJP retained power in Uttar Pradesh by winning 255 out of 403 constituencies. "There were several development projects successfully carried out in Uttar Pradesh in the last five years with the support of PM Modi. For the first time, people realised that homes for poor could be built, for the first time people realised that UP can be riot-free," Adityanath said.
Yogi Adityanath, who is also a five-time MP from Gorakhpur, highlighted that people of Uttar Pradesh were firm in the belief that "Modi hai toh mumkin hai."
"We have to work together again for the betterment of the state. Uttar Pradesh is the most populated state in the country, there is a lot of work I have to do in the coming years," Adityanath said.
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Adityanath will take oath as UP Chief Minister at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on March 25 where Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, CMs of BJP-ruled states and the BJP senior leadership is expected to attend the oath-taking ceremony.
Adityanath will be the first Chief Minister in the last 37 years to return to power after completing a full term in the state.
-PTC News
