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Gujarat CM Swearing-In updates: Bhupendra Patel takes oath for second straight term; PM Modi attends

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New Delhi, Dec 12: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bhupendra Patel took oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second straight term in Gandhinagar on Monday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and other dignitaries.

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 at 2 PM. Besides the prime minister and Shah, chief ministers of other BJP-ruled states are set to attend the ceremony, BJP leaders said.

Gujarat CM Swearing-In LIVE: Bhupendra Patel takes oath for second straight term; PM Modi attends

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2:44 PM, 12 Dec

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2:42 PM, 12 Dec

BJP MLAs Kanubhai Desai (Pardi), Rushikesh Patel (Visnagar), Raghavji Patel (Jamnagar Rural), and Balwantsinh Rajput (Siddhpur) take oath as Cabinet ministers
2:41 PM, 12 Dec

BJP MLAs Praful Pansheriya (Kamrej), Bhikhusinh Parmar (Modasa), Kunvarji Halpati (Mandvi ST) take oath as Minister of State
2:24 PM, 12 Dec

BJP MLAs Parshottam Solanki (Bhavnagar Rural), Bachubhai Khabad (Devgadh Baria), Mukesh Patel (Olpad) take oath as Minister of State
2:20 PM, 12 Dec

BJP MLAs Harsh Sanghavi (Majura Surat) and Jagdish Vishwakarma (Nikol Ahmedabad) take oath as Minister of State (Independent Charge)
2:20 PM, 12 Dec

Kuvarji Bavaliya (Jasdan), Mulubhai Bera (Khambhaliya), Dr. Kuber Dindor (Santrampur ST), Smt Bhanuben Babariya (Rajkot Rural SC) take oath as Cabinet ministers.
2:06 PM, 12 Dec

BJP's Bhupendra Patel takes oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for the second consecutive time.
2:05 PM, 12 Dec

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Helipad Ground in Gandhinagar to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Gujarat-CM designate Bhupendra Patel.
2:04 PM, 12 Dec

Gujarat CM-designate Bhupendra Patel's family arrive at Helipad Ground in Gandhinagar to attend his swearing-in ceremony.
2:03 PM, 12 Dec

UP CM Yogi Adityanath, MP CM SS Chouhan, Karnataka CM B.Bommai, Assam CM HB Sarma, Uttarakhand CM PS Dhami and Tripura CM Manik Saha take part in the oath-taking ceremony of Gujarat CM designate Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar
2:03 PM, 12 Dec

Defence minister Rajnath Singh arrives at the swearing-in ceremony of Gujarat CM designate Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar
12:22 PM, 12 Dec

BJP Mahila Morcha welcomes leaders arriving at Ahmedabad airport to attend the oath-taking ceremony of CM-designate Bhupendra Patel.
12:22 PM, 12 Dec

Union Minister Sarbanda Sonowal has reached Ahmedabad to participate in the swearing-in ceremony of Gujarat CM-designate Bhupendra Patel. Talking to reporters here, according to ANI, he said, "I want to thank the people of Gujarat for giving immense support to BJP. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gujarat has created history. I also want to thank each and every BJP worker."
12:20 PM, 12 Dec

People greet PM Modi as he holds a roadshow in Ahmedabad, ANI reported.
12:20 PM, 12 Dec

Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai left for Gujarat's Ahmedabad to attend Bhupendra Patel's swearing-in ceremony. Several chief ministers from BJP-ruled states are expected to attend the ceremony.
12:20 PM, 12 Dec

"I am a very young MLA. I only believe in working for the party. BJP will decide who they want to keep in the Cabinet. I will happily accept whatever responsibility the party decides to give me," he told news agency ANI.
12:19 PM, 12 Dec

Ahead of the oath-taking ceremony, BJP MLA Hardik Patel said he only works for the party and he will accept whatever responsibility will be assigned to him.
11:34 AM, 12 Dec

MLAs Kanu Desai, Raghavji Patel, Rushikesh Patel, Harsh Sanghavi, Shankar Chaudhary, Purnesh Modi, Manisha Vakil, Ramanlal Vora and Raman Patkar are among those expected to be inducted in the ministry, they added.
11:34 AM, 12 Dec

Who will be Cabinet ministers

Hectic consultations are going on in BJP for picking ministerial candidates against the backdrop of the historic mandate given the party will have to walk the tightrope of balancing caste and regional representations, PTI sources said.
11:34 AM, 12 Dec

Never-seen-victory for BJP in Gujarat

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 reduced to 17 constituencies and AAP 5.
11:33 AM, 12 Dec

A low-profile leader 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.
11:15 AM, 12 Dec

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.
11:08 AM, 12 Dec

Along with Patel, some new ministers are also expected to take the oath.
11:01 AM, 12 Dec

The oath-taking ceremony will be attended by prominent BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, amongst other dignitaries.
10:50 AM, 12 Dec

Bhupendra Patel is slated to be sworn in as the chief minister on Monday after the Bharatiya Janata Party recorded a resounding win in the recently held state assembly polls.

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