Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur and 11 other ministers sworn in on Wednesday
Shimla, Dec 27 (IBNS): Jai Ram Thakur took oath as the chief minister of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and other senior leaders, according to media reports.
The BJP won 44 of the 68 seats in the recently held state Assembly election, and the party, on Sunday, elected 52-year old Thakur, five-time MLA from Seraj constituency, as the leader of the BJP Legislature party in Himachal Pradesh, after its chief ministerial candidate Prem Kumar Dhumal failed to register a win.
Apart from Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, the swearing -in ceremony was also attended by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, former deputy Prime Minister LK Advani and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath among others.
HP Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath of office to Thakur and 11 other ministers at a colourful function held at the Ridge Maidan in state capital Shimla, media reported.
Image: BJP/Twitter
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
