Modi sworn-in as CM; 16 ministers take oath with him
December 26, 2012
Ahmedabad, 26 December 2012
Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi took oath to office in Amdavad today.
Along with him, 16 ministers were also sworn into office. They included 7 cabinet ministers and 9 ministers of state.
Cabinet ministers:
Nitin Patel
Anandiben Patel
Ramanlal Vora
Bhupendrasinh Chudasama
Saurabh Patel
Ganpat Vasava
Babubhai Bokhiria
Ministers of state:
Purushottam Solanki
Parbatbhai Patel
Vasuben Trivedi
Pradipsinh Jadeja
Liladhar Vaghela
Rajnikant Patel
Govindbhai Patel
Nanubhai Vanani
Jayantibhai Kavadia
The swearing-in ceremony took place at Sardar Patel stadium in Amdavad after the BJP secured an absolute majority in the two-phased state assembly elections.
Modi and his party won 115 of the 182 state assembly seats.
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