Uttar Pradesh govt will work for development of the state: Venkaiah Naidu
"We will stand by our words (promise of BJP before election)," he said.
Five times Minister of Parliament for BJP from Gorakhpur constituency in Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath was formally announced as the new Chief Minister of the state by Naidu at a brief press conference.
Naidu said that Adityanath has been chosen as the leader of the BJP state legislature, unanimously.
The senior leader even announced the name of BJP state unit chief Keshav Prasad Maurya and former Mayor of Lucknow Dinesh Sharma as Deputy CM of UP.
While speaking about the mandate of UP assembly election that favoured BJP in 2017, Naidu said: "UP gave a message for development. Its mandate was against corruption, black money, caste and vote-bank politics."
The swearing-in ceremony will take place on Sunday at 5 PM.
Along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah, various Chief Ministers of BJP ruled states are invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony.
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