BJP MLA Bhupendra Patel on Monday sworn-in as the chief minister of Gujarat. Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath of office to him at Rajbhavan at Gandhinagar. He is MLA from Ghalolia. Senior BJP leaders including Union Home and Co-operative Minister Amit Shah, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Khattar among others were on stage during the oath-taking ceremony. Soon after taking the oath as a 17th Chief Minister of Gujarat, Patel went to Chief Minister’s Office and took the charge.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Patel for taking oath as the Gujarat CM. “I have known him for years and have seen his exemplary work, be it in the BJP Organisation or in civic administration and community service. He will certainly enrich Gujarat’s growth trajectory,” he wrote on Twitter. Regarding outgoing CM Rupani, Modi said the former had undertaken many people-friendly measures and worked tirelessly for all sections of society. “I am certain he will continue to contribute to public service in the times to come,” he further wrote.
Bhupendra Patel comes from the Kadva sub-caste of the influential Patidar community. He is the trustee of the Patidar organizations Sardar Dham and Vishwa Umiya Foundation.Bhupendra Patel has a mounting task at hand to lead the BJP in state assembly elections which are going to take place in December 2022.
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