Rupani sworn in as Gujarat chief minister; Modi, Shah in attendance
Follow UsVijay Rupani was sworn in the chief minister of Gujarat on Tuesday morning.
#WATCH Live from Gujarat: Swearing-in ceremony of CM elect Vijay Rupani in Gandhinagar https://t.co/iKpAbRb9uV
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Nitin Patel was sworn in as his deputy.
Gandhinagar: Nitin Patel takes oath as deputy CM for second consecutive term pic.twitter.com/GUilKtnT4f
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A total of 20 ministers, including Rupani and Patel, will take the oath of office today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah are in attendance.
As is Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
Other union ministers present include Ravi Shankar Prasad and Nitin Gadkari.
Gandhinagar: Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad, Nitin Gadkari, Rajnath
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Singh and Ram Vilas Paswan & BJP President Amit Shah at swearing-in ceremony of CM elect Vijay Rupani pic.twitter.com/x3IwPRrNQs
Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives for swearing in ceremony of CM elect Vijay Rupani and others pic.twitter.com/zmYJwsEuNc
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A number of BJP chief ministers including Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje, and Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh are also attending.
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As is Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
#Gujarat Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje Scindia and Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh at swearing-in ceremony of CM elect Vijay Rupani and others in Gandhinagar pic.twitter.com/bWv98XjeQp
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar at swearing in ceremony of Gujarat CM and others in Gandhinagar pic.twitter.com/4s2GAYab8D
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The BJP won the recent Gujarat elections after a long and bitter campaign.
The BJP won a total of 99 seats in the 182-member house, with the Congress trailing in at 77.
While the win in the end was comfortable, the BJP won 16 fewer seats than it did the last time.
That commentators say could mean that the BJP will have a tougher fight on its hands in the 2019 general elections.