Brajesh Pathak took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of UP. (PTI)
In the recently concluded assembly elections, Pathak defeated his rival, Raju Gandhi of Samajwadi Party by a margin of 39,512 votes.
Yogi Adityanath on Friday took oath as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for a second term at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak took oath as Deputy Chief Ministers of UP. Pathak has been made Deputy CM in place of Dinesh Sharma.
In the previous BJP government led by Yogi Adityanath in the state, Pathak had served as the law minister. Here’s what you need to know about the senior BJP leader:
Quits from BSP before 2017 elections
In the assembly elections held on March 10, Pathak had won from the Cantt assembly seat of the capital Lucknow. Pathak, who had switched from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) to Bharatiya Janata (BJP) before the 2017 assembly elections, became the Law Minister.
He was welcomed into the BJP in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Minister Mahesh Sharma.
prominent brahmin leader
He is now considered a strong leader and a prominent Brahmin face in the state. Pathak was also called by many candidates to campaign in the recent assembly elections. He started with student politics in 1989 and was the President of Lucknow University in 1990.
Lucknow Cantt seat won in 2022 election
In the recently concluded assembly elections, Pathak defeated his rival, Raju Gandhi of Samajwadi Party by a margin of 39,512 votes and won the Lucknow Cantt seat.
strong student leader
Pathak was born in 1964 in Hardoi. He is a lawyer by profession and his first introduction to politics began in 1989 as a student leader and he became the President of Lucknow University the following year. He also served as an MP from the Unnao Lok Sabha seat between 2004 and 2009.
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