Bhupendra Patel to take oath as Gujarat CM on December 12

Gandhinagar: Bhupendra Rajnikant Patel will take oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat on December 12 in a function at the helipad ground in the State secretariate compound here on December 12. He is likely to take the oath without his cabinet.The Prime Minister is likely to attend the swearing in function. GujarGuj

Earlier today the newly elected legislators of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gathered at the State BJP headquarters and unanimously elected Ghatlodiya MLA-elect Bhupendra Patel as legislator group leader in the presence of central party observers Rajnath Singh, BS Yediurappa and Arjun Munda. Patel had resigned as the Chief Minister a day ago after the massive victory of the BJP in the elections.

Patel, Gujarat BJP chief Patil and others today called on the Governor and proposed to form the government. The Governor extended an invitation to form the government at 2.00 pm on December 12 at Helipad ground in the State secretariate compound.

Both Patel and Patil later in the day flew to the national capital Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi and invite him to the swearing-in function. They also met with union Home Minister Amitbhai Shah. DeshGujarat