Yogi Adityanath to meet PM Modi and Nadda in Delhi tomorrow, swearing-in ceremony expected after Holi

Yogi Adityanath with PM Narendra Modi | Credit: Twitter New Delhi: Yogi Adityanath will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president JP Nadda in New Delhi tomorrow. As per the reports, the swearing-in ceremony of the new government is likely to take place after Holi. Yogi met Governor Anandiben Patel at the Raj Bhavan on Friday and handed over his resignation to her, paving the way for the formation of the new government. The governor accepted Adityanath’s resignation and requested him to continue as the caretaker chief minister along with his cabinet till further arrangements are made. The BJP won 255 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh. Its allies Apna Dal (S) and Nishad Party bagged 12 seats and six seats, respectively. The Samajwadi Party won 111 seats and its alliance partners Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party and Rashtriya Lok Dal got six and eight seats, respectively. The Congress and the Jansatta Dal got two seats each and the Bahujan Samaj Party bagged one. The monk-turned-politician created history after he became the first UP CM in 37 years to retain power after completing full term. He also won his first-ever Assembly election by a margin of 1,03,390 from Gorakhpur Urban constituency, defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Subhawati Upendra Dutt Shukla.

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