Assembly election results, the Bharatiya Janata Party chose Yogi Adityanath as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister-designate. Adityanath will be the 21st chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and the fourth from the saffron party. Yogi Adityanath to be the next Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Newly elected leader of BJP Legislature Party, Yogi Adityanath, designated as new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, arrives to attend the meeting prior to his designation as new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in Lucknow on Saturday. 6.20 p.m.: ANI, which tweeted that Yogi Adityanath had been named the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister designate, has withdrawn its statement saying there has been no official announcement yet.

Source: The Hindu March 18, 2017 12:35 UTC