Rupani takes oath as Gujarat CM, Nitin Patel as Deputy CM |
Vijay Rupani was on December 26, 2017, sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah and several senior party leaders, including chief ministers of other states. The swearing-in ceremony is taking place at the Gandhinagar Sachivalaya Ground. While Rupani has been sworn in as chief minister, Nitin Patel also took oath as his deputy. Other ministers of the new cabinet, names of whom are yet to be disclosed, will also take oath.BJP retained power in the state for the sixth consecutive term by winning the recently held Assembly polls. The saffron party won the election for 182-member state assembly, claiming a clear majority of 99 seats. The Congress Party trailed in second with 77 seats, followed by the Bharatiya Tribal Party (two) and NCP (one), while independent candidates won three seats.
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