Yogi Adityanath took oath as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, the first chief minister to do so for a second successive term after having completed a full five-year term in the State. Mr. Adityanath was sworn in along with 52 ministers including Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brijesh Pathak as deputy chief ministers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief ministers of BJP-ruled States as well as Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar were present at the function at the Atal Behari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Of the 52, 16 were Cabinet Ministers, and 34 Misters of State. Almost 20 Ministers from the previous government (of whom 11 lost polls) were dropped in this exercise.