UP police has drawn up an elaborate security arrangements for the much awaited oath ceremony of the new BJP government at the Kanshiram Smriti Upvan in the state capital on Sunday.
The state governor Ram Naik said here on Friday that the oath of the new chief minister along with the council of ministers would take place on Sunday at 1630 pm. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah along with several VIPs including chief ministers of BJP ruled states, Union ministers would grace the occasion for the oath of the 32nd chief minister of the state. This would be the fourth BJP CM to take the post and first time with such landslide victory in recently concluded state assembly elections with two-third majority.
The political circles in state capital were surprised by the governor announcement about the date and time of the oath even as the BJP was yet to elect its leader and stake claim before the Rajbhawan to form the government. The Governor can invite the BJP to form the next governmen6 only after it stakes its claim. The BJP legislature party is scheduled meet here on Saturday and elect its new leader in presence of two Central observers from Delhi.
Though no names have been announced but leaders like Union telecom minister Manoj Sinha, UP BJP president Keshav Prasad Maurya and BJP vice- president and lucknow Mayor Dinesh Sharma are the front runners. However BJP sources did not ruled out any dark horse to become the CM of UP.
Meanwhile, UP police has made stringent security for the oath ceremony for the security of the VVIPs. According to official sources here the deployment include 18 companies of Central forces, 16 companies of PAC, 7 SP rank officers, 24 ASPs, 50 DSPs along with 50,000 constables. ADG Bhavesh Kumar has been made the head of the PM security during the function.