Swearing-In Ceremony LIVE Updates: Vijay Rupani Takes Oath As Gujarat Chief Minister

Vijay Rupani swearing-in: This is Mr Rupani's second term as Gujarat chief minister who swore-in along with Nitin Patel as his deputy.

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Swearing-In Ceremony LIVE Updates: Vijay Rupani Takes Oath As Gujarat Chief Minister

Vijay Rupani swearing-in: Credentials as caste-neutral leader with clean image gave Mr Rupani an edge.

Gandhinagar:  Vijay Rupani swore in as Gujarat Chief Minister today in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah and several other senior party leaders, including chief ministers of other NDA-ruled states. Mr Rupani, a confidante of BJP national chief Amit Shah, will hold the post for a second term. Mr Nitin Patel also took oath as his deputy. The BJP retained power in Gujarat for the sixth consecutive term by winning the recently-held Assembly polls with a lower margin of victory than last time.

Here are the live updates ahead of Vijay Rupani's swearing-in:




Dec 26, 2017
12:25 (IST)
Arun Jaitley congratulates Vijay Rupani after oath ceremony

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley congratulated Vijay Rupani after he swore in as the Gujarat Chief Minister. This is his second term as Gujarat chief. After the BJP won in the Gujarat assembly polls, the party had sent a team led by Mr Jaitley to the state as an observer while it was mulling decision over the next chief minister. 
Dec 26, 2017
12:19 (IST)

Mangrol lawmaker Ganpatsinh Vestabhai Vasava sworn-in as Gujarat Cabinet minister 




Dec 26, 2017
12:09 (IST)

Bardoli lawmaker Ishwarbhai Ramanbhai Parmar swears-in as Gujarat Cabinet minister 

Dec 26, 2017
12:03 (IST)

Pradipsinh Jadeja, MLA from Vatva constituency, swears-in as Gujarat cabinet minister 

Dec 26, 2017
11:56 (IST)

Dilipkumar Viraji Thakor, Ishwarbhai Ramanbhai Parmar and Pradipsinh Jadeja also take oath as ministers in the Gujarat government. 

Dec 26, 2017
11:49 (IST)
BJP leaders swear in as Gujarat cabinet ministers 

Following the swearing-in of Vijay Rupani and Nitin Patel as Gujarat Chief Minister and deputy chief minister respectively, BJP leaders RC Faldu, Bhupindrasinh Chudasama and Kaushik Patel also took oath as cabinet ministers in Gujarat government. 


Dec 26, 2017
11:45 (IST)
Both Vijay Rupani and Nitin Patel take oath in Gujarati as Gujarat Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister. 
Dec 26, 2017
11:42 (IST)
Nitin Patel swears-in as Gujarat deputy chief minister 




Dec 26, 2017
11:36 (IST)
Vijay Rupani's swearing-in ceremony begins




Dec 26, 2017
11:36 (IST)
Nitish Kumar along with Nitin Gadkari at the swearing-in ceremony 

Dec 26, 2017
11:32 (IST)
Vijay Rupani's oath ceremony turns grand as BJP top brass line up on stage 



Dec 26, 2017
11:27 (IST)
Senior BJP leader LK Advani also present at Vijay Rupani's swearing-in ceremony 

Other prominent BJP names attending the oath taking ceremony include Ravi Shankar Prasad, Amit Shah, Ananth Kumar, Nitin Gadkari and Harshvardhan. 


Dec 26, 2017
11:26 (IST)
PM Modi and Rajnath Singh greet each other ahead of the ceremony 

Dec 26, 2017
11:25 (IST)
Uttar Pradesh Vhief Minister Yogi Adityanath shakes hands with Vijay Rupani 

Dec 26, 2017
11:23 (IST)
PM Modi reaches the venue of Vijay Rupani's swearing-in ceremony



Dec 26, 2017
11:20 (IST)
BJP's show of strength at Vijay Rupani's swearing-in ceremony

BJP top brass BJP chief ministers Yogi Adityanath, Devendra Fadnavis, Manohar Parrikar, Raman Singh, Nitish Kumar and Manohar Lal Khattar are present at Vijay Rpani's swearing-in ceremony.  


Dec 26, 2017
11:09 (IST)
Prayed for Gujarat's welfare, tweets Vijay Rupani.

After visiting the Pancdev Mahadev temple before his swearing-in ceremony, Mr Rupani said he was feeling blessed and that he had prayed for the welfare of Gujarat. 

Dec 26, 2017
11:06 (IST)
Vijay Rupani gears up for his swearing-in ceremony, dons 'pagdi'






Dec 26, 2017
10:44 (IST)

Over eight cabinet ministers are expected to take oath along with Mr Rupani

Dec 26, 2017
10:42 (IST)

Patidars likely to dominate the Vijay Rupani cabinet

Dec 26, 2017
10:32 (IST)

20 ministers including CM Vijay Rupani and Deputy CM Nitin Patel to take oath shortly


Dec 26, 2017
10:27 (IST)

The swearing-in ceremony is going to be held at an open ground near the state secretariat. Several Union ministers and other senior leaders of the party have also been invited for the ceremony. 

Dec 26, 2017
10:23 (IST)
PM Modi waves at fans on his way from Ahmedabad airport 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has reached Ahmedabad to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Vijay Rupani, greeted fans on his way from the airport. BJP president Amit Shah is also expected to attend the ceremony in which Nitin Patel is also to take oath as the Deputy chief minister. 




Dec 26, 2017
10:06 (IST)
PM Modi is greeted by Vijay Rupani and other leaders ahead of Vijay Rupani's swearing-in.

Dec 26, 2017
10:03 (IST)
PM Modi reaches Ahmedabad. He is greeted by Amit Shah and other leaders. The BJP chief and other leaders give him roses.
Dec 26, 2017
09:43 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to arrive in Gujarat's capital Gandhinagar shortly. PM Modi and chief ministers of other BJP ruled states will be present at Vijay Rupani's oath taking ceremony. Before becoming the prime minister, Narendra Modi was a four-time chief minister of Gujarat.
Dec 26, 2017
09:12 (IST)

Vijay Rupani and his wife Anjali visit Panchdev temple in Gandhinagar ahead of swearing-in as Gujarat Chief Minister



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