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Vijay Rupani Swearing-In Ceremony Highlights: BJP Chief Ministers Heap Praises On PM Modi, Amit Shah And Vijay Rupani

Vijay Rupani swearing-in: This is Mr Rupani's second term as Gujarat chief minister who swore-in along with Nitin Patel as his deputy.

Vijay Rupani Swearing-In Ceremony Highlights: BJP Chief Ministers Heap Praises On PM Modi, Amit Shah And Vijay Rupani

Vijay Rupani swearing-in: Credentials as caste-neutral leader with clean image gave Mr Rupani an edge.

Gandhinagar: Vijay Rupani was sworn in as Gujarat Chief Minister today in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah and several other senior party leaders, including chief ministers of other NDA-ruled states. Mr Rupani, a confidante of BJP national chief Amit Shah, will hold the post for a second term. Mr Nitin Patel also took oath as his deputy. The BJP retained power in Gujarat for the sixth consecutive term by winning the recently-held Assembly polls with a lower margin of victory than last time.

Here are the live updates of Vijay Rupani's swearing-in:

Dec 26, 2017 18:27 (IST)
BJP Chief Ministers Hail Party's Victory

Chief Ministers of the BJP-ruled states today hailed the party's victory in Gujarat for the sixth consecutive time in the recently-held assembly polls, news agency PTI reported.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said: "It is a matter of great pleasure for all of us. Gujarat developed a lot during the tenure of Narendra Modi as chief minister. Some people were assuming that BJP will not come back after Modi left the state as prime minister. But it is a matter of immense pleasure that the BJP managed around 50 per cent vote." 

After the oath ceremony, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, "I express gratitude to voters and give best wishes to (Vijay) Rupani and Nitin Patel for bringing the BJP back to power for the sixth time. Congratulations to the BJP for Gujarat victory. Gujarat has given a different model of development, and it is a faith and trust towards Modi that BJP keeps winning and coming back to power (in Gujarat). Mr Chouhan was in Gandhinagar but he could not attend the ceremony. 

"Gujarat has again voted for BJP government. We thank Modi and Amit Shah who worked hard to achieve this. It will be a history that the BJP will rule a state for 27 years," Chattisgarh Minister Raman Singh said. 

Dec 26, 2017 18:01 (IST)
PM Modi Meets Mother Ahead Of Oath Taking Ceremony

Ahead of the oath taking ceremony in Gujarat, PM Modi today met his 97-year-old mother in Raisan village near Gandhinagar, news agency PTI reported. 

The prime minister's mother, Hiraba, who lives with his younger brother Pankaj Modi in Raisan. "After his arrival at Ahmedabad airport this morning, PM Modi first reached Raisan and spent some time with his mother and enquired about her health," a BJP leader was quoted as saying by the news agency. Despite several visits to his home state in the past few weeks, PM Modi was not able to meet his mother due to his hectic schedule. 
Dec 26, 2017 17:44 (IST)
Interestingly, Vijay Rupani was the chairman of the Gujarat Tourism Development Corporation in 2006 when the hugely successful advertisement campaign 'Khushboo Gujarat Ki', featuring megastar Amitabh Bachchan, was launched to promote the state as a tourism hotspot, news agency PTI reported. 
Dec 26, 2017 17:44 (IST)
Union Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan also tweeted after Vijay Rupani's oath ceremony and referred to the Gujarat development model in the post. 

Dec 26, 2017 17:23 (IST)
In a series of tweets, Vijay Rupani thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP Chief Amit Shah and said his government would work for the downtrodden and the needy. 

Dec 26, 2017 17:09 (IST)
Vijay Rupani, 61, joined an RSS shakha as a schoolboy, before graduating to the BJP via the Sangh's students wing - the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), news agency PTI reported. He was a Rajya Sabha member between 2006 and 2012.  He fought his first Assembly election in 2014, winning a bypoll in Rajkot West.

Dec 26, 2017 16:55 (IST)
Uttar Pradesh's Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya today congratulated Vijay Rupani as he was sworn in as the Gujarat Chief Minister for a second consecutive term. "From the side of Uttar Pradesh party unit, and all ministers I want to congratulate all the post holders in Gujarat cabinet ministry," he was quoted as saying by the news agency ANI. 
"It is in the history of India that BJP has won consecutively for the sixth time in Gujarat," he asserted and added, "Now our victory will continue everywhere." 

Dec 26, 2017 14:25 (IST)

The first meeting of the newly-elected Gujarat cabinet will be held tomorrow at 10 am, reports news agency ANI.

Dec 26, 2017 14:18 (IST)
PM Modi thanked the people of Gujarat yet again via Twitter
Dec 26, 2017 14:07 (IST)
Oath-taking ceremony brought back fond memories: PM Modi 

Prime Minister also thanked the people of Gujarat for their blessings after the oath taking ceremony. Expressing his joy over the involvement of people from different walks of life, the Prime Minister said that he cherishes the affection of the people. He also said that the oath taking ceremony, which was attended not only by the chief ministers of all BJP-ruled states but the party top brass as well, brought back "fond memories".  




Dec 26, 2017 13:56 (IST)
PM Modi congratulates Vijay Rupani on Twitter after his swearing-in ceremony
Dec 26, 2017 13:13 (IST)
Rajnath Singh congratulates Vijay Rupani, says "confident Gujarat will continue to march forward march on road to development"
Dec 26, 2017 13:07 (IST)
PM Modi and Yogi Adityanath shake hands after ceremony 

Dec 26, 2017 13:00 (IST)

BJP leader Gajendra Singh Shekhawat congratulates Vijay Rupani on Twitter for his second term as Gujarat chief minister. 

Dec 26, 2017 12:48 (IST)
PM Modi shakes hands with Nitish Kumar while Nitin Gadkari smiles 

Dec 26, 2017 12:45 (IST)
Swearing In Ceremony: Vijay Rupani Takes Oath As Gujarat Chief Minister In Massive BJP Show Of Strength

Vijay Rupani, 61, took oath as Gujarat Chief Minister in state capital Gandhinagar this morning, in a ceremony that doubled as a massive show of strength by the BJP. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who landed in Gandhinagar around 10 am, attended, as did party chief Amit Shah and all the BJP's chief ministers. Key BJP ally Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar also attended along with his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi.
Dec 26, 2017 12:25 (IST)
Arun Jaitley congratulates Vijay Rupani after oath ceremony

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley congratulated Vijay Rupani after he swore in as the Gujarat Chief Minister. This is his second term as Gujarat chief. After the BJP won in the Gujarat assembly polls, the party had sent a team led by Mr Jaitley to the state as an observer while it was mulling decision over the next chief minister. 
Dec 26, 2017 12:19 (IST)

Mangrol lawmaker Ganpatsinh Vestabhai Vasava sworn-in as Gujarat Cabinet minister 




Dec 26, 2017 12:09 (IST)

Bardoli lawmaker Ishwarbhai Ramanbhai Parmar swears-in as Gujarat Cabinet minister 

Dec 26, 2017 12:03 (IST)

Pradipsinh Jadeja, MLA from Vatva constituency, swears-in as Gujarat cabinet minister 

Dec 26, 2017 11:56 (IST)

Dilipkumar Viraji Thakor, Ishwarbhai Ramanbhai Parmar and Pradipsinh Jadeja also take oath as ministers in the Gujarat government. 

Dec 26, 2017 11:49 (IST)
BJP leaders swear in as Gujarat cabinet ministers 

Following the swearing-in of Vijay Rupani and Nitin Patel as Gujarat Chief Minister and deputy chief minister respectively, BJP leaders RC Faldu, Bhupindrasinh Chudasama and Kaushik Patel also took oath as cabinet ministers in Gujarat government. 


Dec 26, 2017 11:45 (IST)
Both Vijay Rupani and Nitin Patel take oath in Gujarati as Gujarat Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister. 
Dec 26, 2017 11:42 (IST)
Nitin Patel swears-in as Gujarat deputy chief minister 




Dec 26, 2017 11:36 (IST)
Vijay Rupani's swearing-in ceremony begins




Dec 26, 2017 11:36 (IST)
Nitish Kumar along with Nitin Gadkari at the swearing-in ceremony 

Dec 26, 2017 11:32 (IST)
Vijay Rupani's oath ceremony turns grand as BJP top brass line up on stage 



Dec 26, 2017 11:27 (IST)
Senior BJP leader LK Advani also present at Vijay Rupani's swearing-in ceremony 

Other prominent BJP names attending the oath taking ceremony include Ravi Shankar Prasad, Amit Shah, Ananth Kumar, Nitin Gadkari and Harshvardhan. 


Dec 26, 2017 11:26 (IST)
PM Modi and Rajnath Singh greet each other ahead of the ceremony 

Dec 26, 2017 11:25 (IST)
Uttar Pradesh Vhief Minister Yogi Adityanath shakes hands with Vijay Rupani 

Dec 26, 2017 11:23 (IST)
PM Modi reaches the venue of Vijay Rupani's swearing-in ceremony



Dec 26, 2017 11:20 (IST)
BJP's show of strength at Vijay Rupani's swearing-in ceremony

BJP top brass BJP chief ministers Yogi Adityanath, Devendra Fadnavis, Manohar Parrikar, Raman Singh, Nitish Kumar and Manohar Lal Khattar are present at Vijay Rpani's swearing-in ceremony.  


Dec 26, 2017 11:09 (IST)
Prayed for Gujarat's welfare, tweets Vijay Rupani.

After visiting the Pancdev Mahadev temple before his swearing-in ceremony, Mr Rupani said he was feeling blessed and that he had prayed for the welfare of Gujarat. 

Dec 26, 2017 11:06 (IST)
Vijay Rupani gears up for his swearing-in ceremony, dons 'pagdi'






Dec 26, 2017 10:44 (IST)

Over eight cabinet ministers are expected to take oath along with Mr Rupani

Dec 26, 2017 10:42 (IST)

Patidars likely to dominate the Vijay Rupani cabinet

Dec 26, 2017 10:32 (IST)

20 ministers including CM Vijay Rupani and Deputy CM Nitin Patel to take oath shortly


Dec 26, 2017 10:27 (IST)

The swearing-in ceremony is going to be held at an open ground near the state secretariat. Several Union ministers and other senior leaders of the party have also been invited for the ceremony. 

Dec 26, 2017 10:23 (IST)
PM Modi waves at fans on his way from Ahmedabad airport 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has reached Ahmedabad to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Vijay Rupani, greeted fans on his way from the airport. BJP president Amit Shah is also expected to attend the ceremony in which Nitin Patel is also to take oath as the Deputy chief minister. 




Dec 26, 2017 10:06 (IST)
PM Modi is greeted by Vijay Rupani and other leaders ahead of Vijay Rupani's swearing-in.

Dec 26, 2017 10:03 (IST)
PM Modi reaches Ahmedabad. He is greeted by Amit Shah and other leaders. The BJP chief and other leaders give him roses.
Dec 26, 2017 09:43 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to arrive in Gujarat's capital Gandhinagar shortly. PM Modi and chief ministers of other BJP ruled states will be present at Vijay Rupani's oath taking ceremony. Before becoming the prime minister, Narendra Modi was a four-time chief minister of Gujarat.
Dec 26, 2017 09:12 (IST)

Vijay Rupani and his wife Anjali visit Panchdev temple in Gandhinagar ahead of swearing-in as Gujarat Chief Minister



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