PM Modi greets Rupani, Patel, wishes them luck

"Congratulations to Shri @vijayrupanibjp, Shri @Nitinbhai_Patel and all those who took oath as Ministers. My best wishes to this team in their endeavour to take Gujarat to new heights of progress," the Prime Minister tweeted.

"People from all walks of life joined the oath taking ceremony in Gandhinagar to bless the team that took oath today. We cherish these blessings and their affection," he added.

"Political leaders, Chief Ministers of various states, our esteemed NDA allies and respected former Chief Ministers of Gujarat joined the occasion, making it even more special,"he said.

Reminiscing about his time as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, the Prime Minister tweeted that the ceremony reminded him of former years.

"Attending today’s oath taking ceremony in Gujarat brought back memories of the ceremonies in 2001, 2002, 2007 and 2012 when I got the opportunity to serve Gujarat as CM,"he said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah, other party stalwarts, including L K Advani  and  Chief Ministers of the  BJP-ruled states attended the grand ceremony.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was also present.

Rupani, 61, and his deputy Nitin Patel were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor O P Kohli at a glittering programme.

BJP retained power in the state for the sixth consecutive term by winning the recently held Assembly polls. The saffron party won the election for 182-member state assembly, claiming a clear majority of 99 seats.

The Congress Party finished second with 77 seats, followed by the Bharatiya Tribal Party (two) and NCP (one), while independent candidates won three seats.