Kanpur: Yogi Adityanath, who created history by leading the saffron party to take the majority in Uttar Pradesh for the second consecutive term, will take over the office of Chief Minister on March 25.
According to the media report, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda will be some of the key guests in Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s oath-taking ceremony.
Several opposition leaders, including Yogi’s immediate rival and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, may also attend the ceremony.
Sources said, “Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati are among the prominent names likely to be invited from the opposition parties,”
Last week, the BJP won a historic victory in the Uttar Pradesh state elections. A party had returned to the game in the country’s most populated state after 37 years.
In the 403-member Assembly, the BJP won 255 seats. Another 18 seats were won by its two allies. Political observers say “Adityanath’s prestige has given a result of the victory, as his leadership was the key to the BJP’s re-election campaign.”
(SMIT SONI)