PM Modi in Gujarat with Amit Shah for swearing-in of Rupani and ministers
Gandhinagar, Dec 26 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Tuesday for the swearing in of the Vijay Rupani government.
"Reached Gujarat. Will attend the swearing in ceremony of the Council of Ministers of the Gujarat Government," tweeted Modi.
Reached Gujarat. Will attend the swearing in ceremony of the Council of Ministers of the Gujarat Government. pic.twitter.com/j0t4PXbecf
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 26, 2017
BJP chief Amit Shah and several BJP chief ministers of other states are also present while Bihar chief minister and now an ally, Nitish Kumar, is also attending the oath taking with his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi.
Sixtyone-year-old Vijay Rupani will once again serve as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. Nitin Patel will work as the deputy Chief Minister of the state.
In the recently concluded polls, BJP retained power by winning 99 seats, which is howerver 16 less than what it had in the last Assembly, in the 182-member House, while the Congress claimed 77 to improve their tally.
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Six seats went to others, including three Independents.
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