Raipur: Ayurvedic doctor-turned-politician Raman Singh was today sworn in as Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh for the third consecutive term.
61-year-old Mr Singh was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Shekhar Dutt during a grand swearing-in ceremony at the Police Parade Ground where tight security arrangements were put in place.
The oath-taking ceremony was attended by BJP President Rajnath Singh, senior party leader L K Advani, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, among others.
The ceremony was also attended by BJP leaders Harsh Vardhan Singh, Venkaiah Naidu, Nitin Gadkari,
Ravishankar Prasad, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Navjot Singh Siddhu, Ananth Kumar, Uma Bharati, Smriti Irani and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda.
Mr Singh retained his Rajnandgaon Assembly constituency by defeating Congress' candidate Alka Mudliyar, the wife of former Congress MLA Uday Mudliyar who was killed in the Darbha naxal attack in May this year, by a margin of 35,866 votes.
Posters, banners and pamphlet carrying Mr Singh's photo were put on almost all the roads and market areas across the city.
Born on October 15, 1952 in Kawardha, Raman Singh, a 'Rajput', has been active in politics since 1976.
Mr Singh had said he would concentrate on good governance and more development work during his third tenure.
61-year-old Mr Singh was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Shekhar Dutt during a grand swearing-in ceremony at the Police Parade Ground where tight security arrangements were put in place.
The oath-taking ceremony was attended by BJP President Rajnath Singh, senior party leader L K Advani, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, among others.
The ceremony was also attended by BJP leaders Harsh Vardhan Singh, Venkaiah Naidu, Nitin Gadkari,
Ravishankar Prasad, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Navjot Singh Siddhu, Ananth Kumar, Uma Bharati, Smriti Irani and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda.
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Mr Singh retained his Rajnandgaon Assembly constituency by defeating Congress' candidate Alka Mudliyar, the wife of former Congress MLA Uday Mudliyar who was killed in the Darbha naxal attack in May this year, by a margin of 35,866 votes.
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Posters, banners and pamphlet carrying Mr Singh's photo were put on almost all the roads and market areas across the city.
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Born on October 15, 1952 in Kawardha, Raman Singh, a 'Rajput', has been active in politics since 1976.
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Mr Singh had said he would concentrate on good governance and more development work during his third tenure.
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