Who has been elected as the new Chief Minister of Gujarat and will take the oath on 12th December 2022?

Acharya Devvrat

Vijay Rupani

Nitinbhai Patel

Bhupendra Patel

Correct Answer : Bhupendra Patel

BJP leader Bhupendra Patel took oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second straight term in Gandhinagar on Monday(12th Dec 2022) in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Chief ministers of various BJP-ruled states were present.

* Patel was administered oath as the 18th Chief Minister of Gujarat by Governor Acharya Devvrat at a function held at the Helipad Ground inside the new secretariat complex in the state capital at 2 pm.

* Along with Patel, several BJP leaders, including Harsh Sanghavi and Jagdish Vishwakarma, took oath as ministers in the Gujarat cabinet Monday(12th Dec 2022).

* BJP national president JP Nadda and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also attended the swearing-in ceremony.

* It may be recalled that the Bharatiya Janata Party had recorded a historic lead and seventh consecutive victory in the recently concluded elections of the Gujarat Assembly, by winning 156 of the total 182 seats.

* Main opposition party Congress could win only 17 seats, while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) opened account in the state legislative Assembly by winning five seats..

Source : Indian Express

Published On : December 12, 2022

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