Vijay Rupani swearing-in as Gujarat chief minister, PM Modi arrives
Vijay Rupani will take oath for the second time as the chief minister of Gujarat on Tuesday, as the Bharatiya Janata Party forms it sixth government in Gujarat.
Mr Rupani, a confidante of BJP national chief Amit Shah, will hold the post for a second term. Mr Nitin Patel will take oath as his deputy. The BJP retained power in Gujarat for the sixth consecutive term by winning the recently-held Assembly polls with a lower margin of victory than last time.
Veteran BJP leader LK Advani attends swearing-in ceremony. Goa CM Manohar Parrikar, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Bihar deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi and other leaders also at venue.
Along with Rupani, Patidar leader Nitin Patel, who has retained his post as deputy CM, and more than a dozen legislators will take oath of office.
Huge gathering of BJP supporters at the secretariat ground in Gandhinagar. Rupani, Nitin Patel, Gujarat BJP president Jitu Vaghani and many other leaders present.
20 ministers including CM Rupani and deputy CM Nitin Patel to take oath shortly.
PM Narendra Modi arrives in Gandhinagar to attend Rupani’s swearing-in ceremony. Welcomed by Gujarat governor OP Kohli, CM Rupani, deputy CM Nitin Patel and BJP president Amit Shah.
“Feeling blessed after offering prayers to Panchdev Mahadev Temple in Gandhinagar. Prayed for Gujarat’s welfare,” tweets Rupani ahead of swearing-in ceremony.
Vijay Rupani and his wife Anjali visit Panchdev temple in Gandhinagar ahead of the swearing-in ceremony.
The government can have a maximum of 27 ministers in the 182-member assembly. The BJP won 99 seats in the assembly polls held on December 9 and 14.
-PTC News
