Yogi Adityanath, who led the BJP to a resounding win in the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior party leaders to discuss the formation of a new ministry in the state.
During the two-hour meeting between the PM and Adityanath, Modi congratulated him on the party’s triumph in the state.
In a tweet the PM said; “I met Yogi Adityanath today. I congratulated him on his historic win. He has worked hard in the last five years to fulfil people’s aspirations. I am confident in the years to come he would take his state to new heights”
Earlier in the day, Adityanath met Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and BJP general secretary BL Santhosh.
He is likely to meet Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh and BJP President J P Nadda also.
The BJP emerged a clear winner in the most populous state for the second time in the row, leaving the arch-rival Samajwadi Party way behind.
The Chief Minister-elect Yogi Adityanath has already submitted his resignation to UP Governor Anandiben Patel.
According to reports, Adityanath is likely to be sworn in as the CM of Uttar Pradesh for the second time, after Holi.
He will be the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in the last 37 years to retain the post after completing a full five-year term. After the BJP won the elections on 10 March, Yogi held a meeting with his ministerial colleagues at the party office in Lucknow.
Adityanath had successfully neutralised the Opposition campaign in the elections and won hands down on the plank of providing security and improving the law and order in the state. His free ration distribution also helped him win hearts in the Hindi heartland.
The five-time MP Adityanath won his first-ever Assembly election by a margin of 1,03,390 from Gorakhpur Urban constituency, defeating the Samajwadi Party candidate Subhawati Upendra Dutt Shukla, who secured 62,109 votes.