Pradesh Governor BL Joshi administers oath of office and secrecy to the new Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav at the swearing-in ceremony in Lucknow on March 15, 2012

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Pradesh Governor BL Joshi administers oath of office and secrecy to the new Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav at the swearing-in ceremony in Lucknow on March 15, 2012. (PTI/Nand Kumar)

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Bollywood actor Zayed Khan at the swearing-in ceremony of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow. (PTI/Nand Kumar)

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Industrialist Anil Ambani is escorted at the swearing-in ceremony of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow. (BCCL/Manoj Chhabra)

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Uttar Pradesh Governor BL Joshi greets Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav after administering him oath at the swearing-in ceremony in Lucknow on March 15, 2012. (PTI/Nand Kumar)

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav with senior leader Mohd Azam Khan after taking oath at the swearing-in ceremony in Lucknow on Thursday. Khan also took oath as Cabinet minister. (PTI/Nand Kumar)

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Dimple, wife of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, at the swearing-in ceremony of her husband in Lucknow. (PTI/Nand Kumar)

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Jaya Bachchan at Akhilesh Yadav's swearing in ceremony in Lucknow. (BCCL/Manoj Chhabra)

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Writer Neeraj arriving at Akhilesh Yadav's swearing in ceremony. (BCCL/Manoj Chhabra)

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Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav gestures to his supporters during his oath taking ceremony as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in Lucknow, India. (BCCL/Manoj Chhabra)

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