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