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CM Yogi Adityanath takes oath as MLA in UP Legislative Assembly
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday took oath as the Member of Legislative Assembly in Lucknow.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday took oath as the Member of Legislative Assembly in Lucknow. Notably, Yogi Adityanath is the first time MLA while he had previousely been a member of the Legislative Council in the state during his first five year tenure.
The newly elected members of the 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) will be administered oaths today. Along with Protem Speaker Ramapati Shastri, Governor Anandiben Patel has nominated Suresh Kumar Khanna, Jai Pratap Singh, and Mata Prasad Pandey to administer the oath to the MLAs. Shastri took oath as Protem speaker on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Samajwadi Party chief and Leader of Opposition Akhilesh Yadav also took oath as an MLA. He's also a first time MLA. He was an MLC during his stint as the Chief Minister of the state during 2012-17. Yogi Adityanath was sworn in as the Chief Minister of the state by Governor Anandiben Patel in a jam-packed Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Friday last week.
A total of 52 ministers had taken oath as ministers, including two deputy Chief Ministers.Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak had taken oath as the Deputy Chief Ministers of the state. The BJP won 255 seats in Uttar Pradesh with its allies in the state also registering impressive performance.
