BJP Legislative party meet Live Updates: Yogi Adityanath elected UP Chief Minister, swearing-in tomorrow

CM Yogi Adityanath received Home Minister Amit Shah at airport today.

UP caretaker Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is all set be elected as party legislative group leader for a second term in Lucknow today. The party's legislative group - that consists of more than 250 MLAs - will meet in Lucknow to put a formal stamp on Yogi Adityanath's name for the top post. The meeting will be presided by Union Home Minister Amit Shah as party's central observer for the state.

Post the meeting and formal announcement of his name, CM Yogi Adityanath will take the oath of the Chief Minister tomorrow (March 25) along with his cabinet in Lucknow. The oath-taking ceremony is expected to see the participation of PM Narendra Modi, Chief Ministers of BJP ruled states and other top leaders.

The Bharatiya Janata Party had scored a thumping victory in recently concluded assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.

The BJP-led alliance had won 273 of 403 seats in the elections, while the alliance led by the main opposition Samajwadi Party (SP) bagged 125 seats.

Here are the live updates on BJP Legislative Leader Meet Live Updates:

24 March 2022

18:16 IST

People realised that homes for poor could be built: Adityanath

There were several development projects successfully carried out in UP in last 5 years with the support of PM Modi. For the first time, people realised that homes for poor could be built, for the first time people realised that UP can be riot free.

18:15 IST

The people of Uttar Pradesh had this belief 'Modi hai toh mumkin hai': Adityanath

The people of Uttar Pradesh had this belief 'Modi hai toh mumkin hai'. We have to work together again for the betterment of the state. UP is the most populated state in the country, there is a lot of work I have to do in the coming years: UP CM-designate Yogi Adityanath

17:55 IST

A CM repeated in UP for the first time: Adityanath

UP CM Yogi Adityanath said that it is for first time that a Chief Minister has been repeated in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Adityanath credited PM Narendra Modi for the party's performance in the polls.

17:34 IST

Adityanath begins his speech at party meet in Lucknow

Adityanath thanks PM Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other leaders present a the meet.

17:30 IST

Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma to stay as CM: Sources

Source have told Zee Media that Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma will stay as the Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

17:26 IST

Uttar Pradesh CM-designate Yogi Adityanath and Union Home Minister Amit Shah offered floral tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Lucknow, earlier this evening.

Uttar Pradesh CM-designate Yogi Adityanath and Union Home Minister Amit Shah offered floral tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Lucknow, earlier this evening. pic.twitter.com/4Khvob2p75

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 24, 2022

17:21 IST

Amit Shah, Yogi Adityanath arrive at the meeting hall. Former Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma are also present at the meeting. The meeting is also joined by Raghubar Das (co-observer for UP), and party's UP unit chief Swatantra Dev Singh.

17:06 IST

Huge crowd outside BJP office in Lucknow

A huge crowd is gathered outside the BJP office in Lucknow. A number of supporters from the party's UP unit are gathered outside the office. People are celebrating Yogi's appointement as the Chief Minister for a second time.

17:04 IST

Yogi Adityanath received Home Minister Amit Shah at the airport today. Adityanath is all set be elected chief minister at the legislative party meet. The CM-designate will take oath of the office tomorrow. 

केंद्रीय गृह एवं सहकारिता मंत्री श्री @AmitShah के लखनऊ आगमन पर मुख्यमंत्री श्री @myogiadityanath एवं भाजपा प्रदेश अध्यक्ष श्री @swatantrabjp ने स्वागत एवं अभिनंदन किया। pic.twitter.com/SzEQXMEjDE

— BJP Uttar Pradesh (@BJP4UP) March 24, 2022