Yogi Adityanath to create history today, take oath as Uttar Pradesh CM for second time

New Delhi: Yogi Adityanath will take oath as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on Friday (March 25, 2022). The BJP leaders is all set to script history and take oath as the CM of Uttar Pradesh for a new term in office after completing a full five-year term, a feat none of his predecessors has been able to achieve.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, chief ministers of BJP-ruled states and senior BJP leaders are expected to attend the oath-taking ceremony.

According to sources, around 85 thousand people will be attending the grand ceremony in Lucknow. A grand stage has been set up and posters have been put with slogans that read `New UP of New India (Naye Bharat ka Naya UP)`.

Adityanath was elected as the leader of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) legislature party in Uttar Pradesh.

A monk-politician Yogi Adiyanath was a surprise choice when BJP won the 2017 assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. A five-time Lok Sabha MP, he was picked for the key role in the electorally crucial state by the BJP leadership and has strived to live up to expectations from him.

Yogi Adityanath gave a strong government in the past five years with improvement in the law and order situation in the state emerging a strong poll theme for BJP during electioneering for the assembly polls.

Born on June 5, 1972, in a village in Uttarakhand, he was named Ajay Singh Bisht by his parents. He left home to join the movement for the construction of Ram Temple and became a disciple of Mahant Avaidyanath of Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur.

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He commenced his political journey in 1998 becoming the youngest MP from Gorakhpur.

The results of assembly polls declared earlier this month have enhanced his image as a mass leader who has his ear to the ground and understands the electoral arithmetic of the state that has complex caste equations.

Yogi Adityanath made headlines with his action against crime syndicates and his sprucing up law and order gave a sense of reassurance to the common man. The BJP-led government in the state worked for efficient delivery of welfare measures while it tackled challenges posed by Covid-19. 

Yogi Adityanath-led government worked towards tackling Japanese Encephalitis and improving the road network and power situation in the state. It banned illegal slaughterhouses and brought a bill against forced religious conversion.

The `double engine` government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Yogi Adityanath has taken several initiatives for faster development of Uttar Pradesh and a defence corridor and a major international airport is coming up in the state. 

During the electoral campaign for the Uttar Pradesh elections, the Prime Minister lauded Yogi Adiyanath`s work and his coinage - "UP plus Yogi bahut hai upyogi" (UP plus Yogi is very useful) became quite popular.

Yogi Adityanath chose to contest the assembly polls and won the Gorakhpur Sadar seat by a huge margin.

The BJP has created other records with its successive victory in Uttar Pradesh. It is the first time that a party has returned to power in successive polls after 37 years. The BJP won 255 seats in Uttar Pradesh with its allies in the state also registering impressive performance. 

The chief minister is expected to carry the momentum of the party`s electoral victory to fulfill the poll promises and give a further push for the development of the state in his second term.

(With ANI inputs)

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