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Adityanath takes oath as Uttar Pradesh CM; Maurya, Pathak to be deputy CMs

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Yogi Adityanath on Friday took oath as Uttar Pradesh chief minister for the second term in a mega ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top BJP leaders.

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Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak were also sworn in as deputy chief ministers.Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oath to Adityanath in a ceremony also attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP national president J P Nadda.Adityanath was unanimously elected the BJP legislature party leader in UP on Thursday, after which he staked claim to form the government.The swearing-in ceremony was held at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium, the venue having the capacity to accommodate 50,000 people.The BJP-led alliance had won 273 of 403 seats in the just-concluded Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. While the BJP got 255 seats, its allies Nishad Party and the Apna Dal (S) bagged 18.

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