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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Name Term of office Jivraj Narayan Mehta 1 May 1960 25 February 1963 Balwantrai Mehta 25 February 1963 19 September 1965 Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai 19 September 1965 12 May 1971 President's rule 13 May 1971 17 March 1972 Ghanshyam Oza 17 March 1972 17 July 1973 Chimanbhai Patel 17 July 1973 9 February 1974 President's rule 9 February 1974 18 June 1975 Babubhai Patel 18 June 1975 12 March 1976 President's rule 12 March 1976 24 December 1976 Madhav Singh Solanki 24 December 1976 10 April 1977 Babubhai Patel 11 April 1977 17 February 1980 President's rule 17 February 1980 6 June 1980 Madhav Singh Solanki 7 June 1980 6 July 1985 Amarsinh Chaudhary 6 July 1985 9 December 1989 Madhav Singh Solanki 10 December 1989 3 March 1990 Chimanbhai Patel 4 March 1990 17 February 1994 Chhabildas Mehta 17 February 1994 13 March 1995 Keshubhai Patel 14 March 1995 21 October 1995 Suresh Mehta 21 October 1995 19 September 1996 President's rule 19 September 1996 23 October 1996 Shankersinh Vaghela 23 October 1996 27 October 1997 Dilip Parikh 28 October 1997 4 March 1998 Keshubhai Patel 4 March 1998 6 October 2001 Narendra Modi 7 October 2001 22 December 2002 Narendra Modi 22 December 2002 22 December 2007 Narendra Modi 23 December 2007 20 December 2012 Narendra Modi 20 December 2012 22 May 2014 Anandiben Patel 22 May 2014 7 August 2016 Vijay Rupani 7 August 2016 26 December 2017 Vijay Rupani 26 December 2017 13 September 2021 Bhupendrabhai Patel 13 September 2021 12 December 2022 Bhupendrabhai Patel 12 December 2022 Incumbent Gujarat oath LIVE: How many CM's before Bhupendra Patel
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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.
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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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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.
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bhupendra Patel will take oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second straight term in Gandhinagar on Monday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries, BJP leaders said on Sunday. Patel will be administered the oath as the 18th chief minister by Governor Acharya Devvrat at a function to be held at the Helipad Ground near the new Secretariat in Gandhinagar at 2 PM.
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