Gujarat CM oath ceremony Highlights: Bhupendra Patel begins second term as Gujarat chief minister; PM Modi, Amit Shah, others attend ceremony
Gujarat CM oath ceremony: BJP leader Bhupendra Patel took oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second straight term in Gandhinagar today, December 12 at 2 PM in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries. Along with Patel, new ministers also took the oath. In the just-concluded Gujarat Assembly elections, counting for which was held on December 8, the BJP won a seventh straight term by winning record 156 seats in the 182-member House. The Congress won 17 constituencies and AAP 5.
Gujarat CM oath ceremony: BJP leader Bhupendra Patel took oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second straight term in Gandhinagar today, December 12 at 2 PM in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries. Along with Patel, new ministers also took the oath. In the just-concluded Gujarat Assembly elections, counting for which was held on December 8, the BJP won a seventh straight term by winning record 156 seats in the 182-member House. The Congress won 17 constituencies and AAP 5.
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Bhupendra Patel takes oath as Gujarat CM; 16 other ministers also sworn in
BJP leader Bhupendra Patel on Monday took oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second straight term in Gandhinagar in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sixteen other ministers, including eight of cabinet rank, were also sworn in. The new entrants include 11 former ministers.
Gujarat CM oath ceremony: BJP leaders take oath
BJP leaders Naresh Patel, Bachubhai Khabad and Parshottam Solanki take oath as ministers in the Gujarat cabinet. pic.twitter.com/c3ZSqBZ0Mv
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BJP leaders Harsh Sanghavi and Jagdish Vishwakarma take oath
BJP leaders Harsh Sanghavi and Jagdish Vishwakarma take oath as ministers in the Gujarat cabinet. pic.twitter.com/IYzM8sHPWy
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BJP leaders Harsh Sanghavi and Jagdish Vishwakarma take oath as ministers in the Gujarat cabinet. pic.twitter.com/IYzM8sHPWy
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Gujarat CM Oath LIVE: Leaders arrive for swearing-in ceremony
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister Smriti Irani arrive at Ahmedabad airport to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Gujarat CM-designate Bhupendra Patel pic.twitter.com/q1Qv5cFo4E
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Gujarat oath LIVE
Gandhinagar | BJP leader Bhupendra Patel will take oath as the CM of Gujarat for a second consecutive time today, in the presence of PM Modi and CMs of BJP-led states pic.twitter.com/cj1CIKKkat
— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2022
Gujarat: PM Modi holds roadshow in Ahmedabad after BJP's landslide win
#WATCH | Gujarat: People greet PM Modi as he holds a roadshow in Ahmedabad.
The oath-taking ceremony of BJP's Bhupendra Patel, as chief minister of Gujarat, is to take place tomorrow, 12th December.
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— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2022
Gujarat: 151 of 182 MLAs elected to Assembly in 2022 polls 'crorepatis', says ADR-GEW study
A total of 151, or 83 per cent, of the 182 MLAs elected in the recent Assembly polls in Gujarat are 'crorepatis' (worth over Rs 1 crore), up from 141 in the 2017 polls, as per a study conducted by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Gujarat Election Watch.
Gujarat: AAP MLA Bhayani denies talk of joining BJP, but hails PM Modi
Newly-elected Aam Aadmi Party MLA Bhupat Bhayani on Sunday denied speculation he would join the BJP in Gujarat but said he was proud of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Bhayani won from the Visavadar constituency in the recently-held Assembly polls by beating BJP's Harshad Ribadiya. The AAP had won five seats in the 182-member House.
Gujarat Oath LIVE: Bhupendra Patel
Patel, 60, resigned as chief minister along with his entire cabinet on Friday to pave the way for the formation of a new government following the election results. He was elected as the leader of the BJP legislative party on Saturday. He met the governor and staked the claim to form the next government.
Patel won the Ghatlodia seat with the highest margin of 1.92 lakh votes in the elections. A low-profile BJP leader and the first from the Kadva Patidar sub-group to become CM, Patel replaced Vijay Rupani in September 2021.
Gujarat Oath LIVE: Gujarat election results 2022
In the just-concluded Gujarat Assembly elections, counting for which was held on December 8, the BJP won a seventh straight term by winning record 156 seats in the 182-member House. The Congress won 17 constituencies and AAP 5.
Gujarat Oath LIVE: Senior leaders to attend
Besides the prime minister, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and chief ministers of other BJP-ruled states are set to attend the swearing-in ceremony. Along with Patel, some new ministers are also expected to take the oath.