Advani to attend Dhumal's swearing-in

Shimla, Dec 29: BJP's prime ministerial candidate L K Advani is arriving here today to take part in the swearing-in ceremony of Prem Kumar Dhumal, who will take over the reins of Himachal Pradesh as its sixteenth chief minister here tomorrow.

Besides Mr Advani, former union minister Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia, Uttarakhand Chief Minister B C Khanduri, Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal and Chattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh are taking part in the ceremony. Mr Dhumal, who will be the state's chief minister for the second time, will take oath at the Ridge here.

UNI