LIVE: Vijay Rupani, Nitin Patel take oath; BJP's show of strength at ceremony in Gujarat

Vijay Rupani and Nitin Patel have been elected as the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat respectively.

Pic Courtesy: ANI

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Rupani will on Tuesday take oath as Gujarat Chief Minister at Gandhinagar Sachivalaya Ground. Vijay Rupani and Nitin Patel have been elected as the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of the state respectively. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party president Amit Shah, Bihar Chief Ministers Nitish Kumar and other senior politicos will grace the swearing-in ceremony.

#WATCH Live from Gujarat: Swearing-in ceremony of CM elect Vijay Rupani in Gandhinagar https://t.co/iKpAbRb9uV

— ANI (@ANI) December 26, 2017

26 December 2017

11:56 IST

Purushottam Solanki, who won from Bhavnagar rural seat, takes oath.

11:50 IST

Gandhinagar: Dilipkumar Viraji Thakor, Ishwarbhai Ramanbhai Parmar and Pradipsinh Jadeja take oath as ministers in Gujarat government pic.twitter.com/wI0b8HUCAn

— ANI (@ANI) December 26, 2017

11:49 IST

Jayesh Radaria, who won from Jaitpur and is a popular face of Leua Patel community, takes oath.

11:49 IST

In pics:

Gandhinagar: RC Faldu, Bhupindrasinh Chudasama and Kaushik Patel take oath as ministers in Gujarat government pic.twitter.com/qZXHvLdKyi

— ANI (@ANI) December 26, 2017

11:47 IST

Former Gujarat Assembly Speaker Ganpat Vasava, who was a part of previous Cabinet in Gujarat, takes oath.

11:46 IST

Five-time MLA Saurabh Patel, who won from Akota and is an MBA from US, inducted in Rupani government in Gujarat.

11:45 IST

It is Kaushik Patel's first stint as a minister in Gujarat.

11:44 IST

Kushik Jamnadas Patel, who won from BJP president Amit Shah's Narainpur seat, takes oath as Cabinet minister.

11:43 IST

R C Faldu, who has been the president of Gujarat BJP, takes oath as Cabinet minister.

11:37 IST

Nitin Patel takes oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat. He is considered the face of Patel community in the BJP government in Gujarat.

11:36 IST

Vijay Rupani takes oath as Gujarat Chief Minister in presence of all top leaders and Chief Ministers of NDA.

11:27 IST

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje and Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh at swearing-in ceremony of CM-elect Vijay Rupani and others in Gandhinagar.

#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

— ANI (@ANI) December 26, 2017

11:26 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar at swearing in ceremony of Gujarat CM and others in Gandhinagar pic.twitter.com/4s2GAYab8D

— ANI (@ANI) December 26, 2017

11:15 IST

Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad, Nitin Gadkari, Rajnath Singh and Ram Vilas Paswan, along with BJP president Amit Shah attend swearing-in ceremony of Gujarat CM-elect Vijay Rupani in Gandhinagar.

11:14 IST

PM Modi's roadshow in Ahmedabad ahead of Vijay Rupani's swearing-in ceremony:

WATCH: PM Modi greets crowd on his way from airport in Ahmedabad https://t.co/sJFXkmrc1a

— ANI (@ANI) December 26, 2017

10:30 IST

As many as 20 ministers, including Vijay Rupani and Nitin Patel, are slated to take oasth shortly.

10:29 IST

Chief Ministers of all BJP-ruled states are expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony.

10:19 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to crowd gathered on his way from the airport in Ahmedabad pic.twitter.com/uXJ3u0UBhP

— ANI (@ANI) December 26, 2017

10:15 IST

The Prime Minister waves to the crowd gathered on his way from the airport in Ahmedabad.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to crowd gathered on his way from the airport in Ahmedabad pic.twitter.com/uXJ3u0UBhP

— ANI (@ANI) December 26, 2017

10:07 IST

PM Narendra Modi reaches Ahmedabad to attend the swearing-in ceremony of CM elect Vijay Rupani and others.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches #Gujarat's Ahmedabad, to attend swearing-in ceremony of CM elect Vijay Rupani and others pic.twitter.com/nCuypAS5I6

— ANI (@ANI) December 26, 2017

09:10 IST

Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony, Vijay Rupani and his wife Anjali visit Panchdev temple in Gandhinagar.

Vijay Rupani and his wife Anjali visit Panchdev temple in Gandhinagar ahead of swearing-in as #Gujarat chief minister again pic.twitter.com/GFulPCwB9d

— ANI (@ANI) December 26, 2017

07:51 IST

Team Gujarat is fully prepared & committed to fulfill expectations & aspirations of the people from all strata irrespective of their caste, religion, profession or practice. Together we shall head towards #NewIndia. pic.twitter.com/Ax8pkqjr7I

— Vijay Rupani (@vijayrupanibjp) December 22, 2017

07:50 IST

My sincere gratitude to Honourable PM Shri @narendramodi Ji & BJP President Shri @AmitShah Ji for reposing trust & confidence in a humble Karyakarta like me. I also thank @BJP4Gujarat legislative party for sustaining trust.

— Vijay Rupani (@vijayrupanibjp) December 22, 2017

07:50 IST

To be able to work for the welfare of the people and contribute in all-round development of the state is a reward of the life time. Humbled & honoured indeed. pic.twitter.com/KZWdj1hMh0

— Vijay Rupani (@vijayrupanibjp) December 22, 2017

07:46 IST

With 99 MLAs, the BJP has a simple majority in the 182-member Assembly, 16 less than its 2012 tally of 115. Independent MLA Ratansinh Rathod has declared his support to the ruling party. With this, the BJP now has the support of 100 MLAs in the 182-member Assembly. Opposition Congress, which had won 61 seats in 2012, managed to increase its tally to 77. The strength of the Congress and its allies in the new House is 80.