The Bharatiya Janata Party has returned to power in Uttar Pradesh for the second time in a row with a thumping victory. Yogi Adityanath will take oath as the Chief Minister for the second time on March 25 at the Ekana International Stadium in Lucknow. The preparations for the swearing-in ceremony are going on in full swing. According to the information, the Chief Minister of 12 states and five Deputy Chief Ministers will participate in the program.
Apart from yoga guru Baba Ramdev, Mahants of various monasteries and temples will also be present in the swearing-in ceremony of Yogi Adityanath. Apart from this, invitations have also been sent to leading industrialists and 49 companies. These will also include N Shekharan from Tata Group, Neeraj Ambani from Ambani Group, Anand Mahindra from Mahindra Group, Kumar Mangalam Birla and Gautam Adani from Birla Group.
According to the information, invitations have been sent to the Chief Ministers of all the states to attend the swearing-in ceremony. Chief Ministers of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, and Goa will attend. It is said that a list of 200 VVIP guests has been prepared for this event. All opposition leaders including former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Mulayam Singh Yadav, BSP supremo Mayawati will be invited.
The BJP is planning to make the swearing-in ceremony historic. Those going to attend the swearing-in ceremony have been asked to carry the party flag on their vehicles. There will be a system of invitation cards for the people coming, which will be made available at the district level itself.
Tight security arrangements have been made for the swearing-in ceremony. Drone surveillance will be done near the venue of the ceremony. ATS commandos will be stationed around the stadium and armed policemen will be stationed on high-rise buildings. Preparations are being made by the local administration to manage the crowd of more than 60 thousand. However, given the enthusiasm of BJP workers, this number may be higher than the estimated number.
Social workers, writers, professionals, doctors and engineers have also been invited to the swearing-in ceremony. A list of such people has been sought from the districts. BJP Vistarak working in the assembly elections and workers from other states are also being invited to the function. Two workers each from each area have been called to Lucknow and the party has made arrangements for lodging and transportation.