PM Modi to attend swearing-in ceremony of Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel on December 12
The Hindu
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Ministers of other BJP-ruled States are set to attend the swearing-in ceremony
BJP leader Bhupendra Patel will take oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second straight term in Gandhinagar on December 12, 2022 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries, BJP leaders said on December 11, 2022.
Mr. 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 p.m.
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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, BJP sources said.
Along with Mr. Patel, some new ministers are also expected to take 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. 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.
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