Gandhinagar (Gujarat): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bhupendra Patel takes oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second consecutive time in Gandhinagar on Monday.
Patel was administered the oath as the 18th Chief Minister by Governor Acharya Devvrat at the Helipad Ground near the new Secretariat in Gandhinagar at 2 pm.
The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Ministers of BJP-led states.
As per sources, about 20 cabinet ministers will also take oath on the same day, along with Bhupendra Patel and will take charge of their respective offices, the very next day.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Helipad Ground in Gandhinagar to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Gujarat-CM designate Bhupendra Patel. pic.twitter.com/5aVbEhyBoW
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Defence minister Rajnath Singh arrives at the swearing-in ceremony of Gujarat CM designate Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar pic.twitter.com/nb53Qg1ZPG
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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 pic.twitter.com/dlvxv8exps
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