Yogi Adityanath to be sworn in as Uttar Pradesh CM on Sunday, March 19. Yogi Adityanath to be sworn in as Uttar Pradesh CM on Sunday, March 19. While speculation was rife over the names of Rajnath Singh, Manoj Sinha, Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma, the saffron party ultimately chose Yogi Adityanath. While Yogi denied this, the rift helped the saffron party win all constituencies in Gorakhpur region, showing his mass support. And with Yogi Adityanath being named the CM, apprehensions about the path the new government will take has only grown.

Source: Indian Express March 18, 2017 14:49 UTC