Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, other senior cabinet colleagues, CMs of states where BJP is in office and prominent politicians will be present at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on March 25 when Yogi Adityanath takes oath as UP CM for a second term along with his ministers after a historic repeat mandate in the recent state elections.
BJP has decided to invite senior opposition leaders, including Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, BSP chief Mayawati and others.
Yogi will be the first CM after 1952 to register a win after completing a full five-year term. Top party sources said the focus will be on giving representation to women and young MLAs, other than the caste and regional factors.
Biren takes oath as Manipur CM again
A day after he was elected BJP legislature wing leader, Nongthombam Biren Singh was sworn in as Manipur’s chief minister for a second term on Monday afternoon. Five MLAs - Thongam Biswajit Singh, Yumnam Khemchand Singh, Govindas Konthoujam and Nemcha Kipgen of the saffron party, and Manipur NPF president Awangbow Newmai - were also sworn in.
Governor La Ganesan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Biren and five others on the lawns of Imphal Raj Bhavan. BJP national president JP Nadda, Assam CM Himanta Biswas Sarma, Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb, other leaders of different parties, newly elected legislators, including Congress strongman and former CM Okram Ibobi Singh and senior officials attended the ceremony. Talking to reporters after taking oath, Biren said his new government’s first priority is to make Manipur a corruption-free state.
BJP retains Dhami as Uttarakhand CM
Ending 11 days of suspense, BJP on Monday decided to continue with Puskhar Singh Dhami as Uttarakhand chief minister. He is likely to take oath on Wednesday. Dhami’s name was announced at the BJP legislative party meeting in the presence of defence minister Rajnath Singh and Union MoS Meenakshi Lekhi, the party’s observer and co-observer for Uttarakhand. Singh told reporters Dhami was elected leader of the legislative party with the consensus of all the MLAs. “I’m confident he will ensure Uttarakhand makes rapid progress in future. ”
Dhami, 46, had lost from his seat Khatima, leading to speculation that he may be replaced. The names of several contenders kept doing the rounds but the party’s move made it clear the top brass had recognised Dhami’s contribution in countering anti-incumbency and leading the party to a comfortable majority by winning 47 of the 70 seats
Sawant invited to form govt in Goa
Pramod Sawant was on Monday unanimously elected the leader of the BJP legislature party in Goa, paving the way for him to take over as the CM for a second term, and soon after the ruling party staked claim to form the new government with support from two MGP MLAs and three Independent legislators.
BJP, which won 20 seats in the 40-member Assembly, submitted letters of support from the MGP, Goa's oldest regional party, and three Independents MLAs to Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai, who invited Sawant to form the next government. “I am satisfied that 25 MLAs are supporting the claim of Sawant. Accordingly, I hereby invite you to be appointed as the CM of Goa. You will assume office after administration of oath,” the governor said after receiving the letters.
