New Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav will take charge on Thursday as the youngest Chief Minister of India's largest state, Uttar Pradesh. Akhilesh will take his oath to office in Lucknow.
Akhilesh’s father Mulayam Singh Yadav has indicated that the cabinet will be a small one, with his uncle Shivpal Yadav and Azam Khan the Samajwadi Party's Muslim face being given key portfolios.
Both leaders will also be sworn-in on Thursday. Akhilesh has invitated top leaders across party lines to the ceremony including UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, CPIM's Prakash Karat and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Akhilesh led his party to win 224 seats in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections.
His name was proposed in a key party meet by senior leader Azam Khan, and was supported by the members of the Samajwadi Party at the legislative board meeting.
Akhilesh at the age of 38 has become the youngest chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. There were strong voices within the party supporting him to be the chief minister.
Though there were oppositions from Mulayam’s brother Shivpal Singh Yadav on the name of Akhilesh as the chief minister, he was later convinced by the former chief minister.
The Congress did not delay in congratulating Akhilesh on the achievement. Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken posted a tweet saying, "All the Best Akhilesh! Prove that the Youth of this country has matured to assume a leadership role.High expectations the only disadvantage."
It must be noted that the credit for the win of the Samajwadi Party and the routing of Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has been unanimously given to a rigorous campaign by Akhilesh across the state.
(With Additional Inputs from PTI)
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