Ashok Gehlot swears-in as Rajasthan Chief Minister

Jaipur: Veteran politician and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot today took oath as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan.

Rajasthan Congress President Sachin Pilot, who was also eyeing for the Chief Ministerial post, took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state.

The swearing-in ceremony took place at the historic Albert Hall in Jaipur.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi attended the swearing-in ceremony of the new chief minister of Rajasthan.

Former prime minister  Manmohan Singh and H D Deve Gowda were also present at the swearing-in



ceremony.

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, NCP's Sharad Pawar, LJD leader Sharad Yadav, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, DMK leader M K Stalin, JMM leader Hemant Soren, JVM leader Babulal Marandi were among others who were present at the ceremony.

BJP leader and former chief minister of Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje was also present at Gehlot's swearing-in ceremony.

On December 11, the Congress emerged as the single largest party by winning 99 out of 199 seats in Rajasthan.