Yogi Adityanth was elected head of the Uttar Pradesh BJP legislature party in a unanimous vote on Thursday, and is due to take the oath of office on Friday in a ceremony in Lucknow that will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as well as Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states. The announcement was made after a resolution proposing Mr. Adityanath as the leader of the legislature party was moved by Suresh Khanna, a nine–time MLA from Sanjhapur, and supported by many other MLAs. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das, who were appointed central observers for the legislature party meet, were present.

Key Point

• Yogi Adityanth was elected head of the Uttar Pradesh BJP legislature party in a unanimous vote on Thursday, and is due to take the oath of office on Friday in a ceremony in Lucknow that will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as well as Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states.