Yogi Adityanath took oath as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for the second time on Friday in a grand ceremony at Lucknow's Ekana Stadium.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, chief ministers of BJP-ruled states and senior BJP leaders attended the ceremony. 

Adityanath is scripting history as he takes oath as UP CM  for a second term in office after completing a full five-year term, a feat none of his predecessors has been able to achieve.