Vijay Rupani led new BJP govt in Gujarat to be sworn-in today

A Vijay Rupani-led new BJP government will be sworn-in in Gujarat today. Governor OP Kohli will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Chief Minister Rupani, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel and ministers at the Sachivalay Ground in Gandhinagar.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah, chief ministers of all BJP-ruled states and those governed by NDA allies are expected to attend the ceremony. Several Union ministers, senior BJP leaders, saints and religious leaders of different faiths have also been invited to attend the ceremony.

Apart from Rupani and Nitin Patel, six to nine Cabinet and around 15



ministers of state are expected to take oath today. Most of the senior leaders who were ministers in the last government are expected to make it to the ministry.The names doing the rounds for Cabinet berths are Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, Kaushik Patel, Ganpat Vasava, Dilip Thakor, Babubhai Bokhiria and Pradeepsinh Jadeja. Some new faces are likely to be inducted as ministers of state.

BJP President Amit Shah yesterday held a special meeting with top party leaders at Party headquarters in Gandhinagar to finalize the list of council of ministers. List of the ministers will be released shortly before the swearing-in ceremony.