Live: In Himachal Pradesh, Jai Ram Thakur and his team of 12 ministers take oath of office

SHIMLA: Jai Ram Thakur was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday morning. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Shimla. Several union ministers, top BJP leaders and 13 chief ministers of BJP-led states were present at the grand ceremony being held at Shimla's Ridge Ground. 

Several mmebers of the Himachal cabinet also took oath of office.

Thakur won from Seraj constituency, defeating Chet Ram of the Congress. The 52-year-old is a state Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj during the BJP ministry in the hill state.

Here are the live updates of Himachal Pradesh CM's oath-taking ceremony:

27 December 2017

11:54 IST

Shimla: Virender Kanwar and Vikram Singh take oath as cabinet ministers of Himachal Pradesh government pic.twitter.com/Dgbqg012XV

— ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2017

11:52 IST

Govind Singh takes the oath in Sanskrit 

11:50 IST

Govind Thakur Singh takes oath of office

11:50 IST

Vikram Singh takes oath of office

11:49 IST

Virender Kanwar takes oath of office

11:48 IST

Several members of the new Himachal cabinet take oath of office

Shimla: Anil Sharma, Sarveen Choudhary and Ram Lal Markanda take oath as cabinet ministers of Himachal Pradesh government pic.twitter.com/UoVHq5PAhO

— ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2017

11:46 IST

Vipin Singh Parmar takes oath 

11:45 IST

Chants of 'Jai Shri Ram' engulf the Ridge Ground of Shimla where thousands have gathered to watch PM Modi and Himachal Pradesh CM's oath taking ceremony. 

11:43 IST

Ram Lal Markanday, from Lahaul and Spiti, takes oath 

11:41 IST

Sarveen Choudhary from Shahpur constituency takes oath

11:39 IST

Anil Sharma takes oath as cabinet minister

11:36 IST

Suresh Bhardwaj takes oath as Himachal cabinet minister

11:34 IST

Kishan Kapoor takes oath as cabinet minister

11:33 IST

PM Modi, Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh wave to the crowd

#WATCH Oath taking ceremony of CM elect Jairam Thakur and others in Shimla in the presence of PM Modi https://t.co/3mo97GEPcV pic.twitter.com/nNgpb8LXO4

— ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2017

11:32 IST

Mahendra Singh Thakur, MLA from Dharmapur constituency, takes oath as HP cabinet minister

11:29 IST

Jai Ram Thakur takes oath as the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister

11:28 IST

PM Modi and Amit Shah reach the venue of swearing-in ceremony of Himachal CM 

11:13 IST

Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Rajnath Singh have reached Shimla's Ridge Ground.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also on stage. 

11:07 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches Shimla, received by Jai Ram Thakur. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla, received by CM elect #JaiRamThakur pic.twitter.com/LNfGAZMI5v

— ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2017

10:51 IST

Here's a list of probable ministers in the new Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur's cabinet:

Probable Cabinet of Himachal 

MINISTERS

1. Suresh Bhardwaj
2. Rajeev Bindal
3. Rajeev Sehjal
4. Govind Thakur
5. Mahinder Singh
6. Anil Sharma
7. Kishan Kapoor
8. Vipin Parmar
9. Sarveen Choudhary
10. Virender Kanwar
11. Ram Lal Markanday

CHIEF PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES

1. Vikram Jariyal
2. Rajender Garg
3. Kamlesh Kumari
4. Inder Singh
5. Balvir Verma
6. Vikram Thakur
7. SPEAKER
8. Ramesh Dhawala

DEPUTY SPEAKER

1. Hans Raj

09:48 IST

Ridge ground in #Shimla all geared up for the swearing in ceremony of CM elect #JairamThakur and others #HimachalPradesh pic.twitter.com/scV19gKy3k

— ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2017

09:47 IST

"It is a win for the common man. There are a lot of expectations with this government that they will try and solve the problems faced by the public," says Sadhana Thakur, wife of Jai RamThakur.

09:31 IST

"Bohot khushi hoti agar pitaji aaj saath hote, ek saal pehle wo humein chhodkar chale gaye. Mataji aswasth hain, par unka aashirwaad hai aur ye mere liye bohot badi baat hai (Would have been very happy if my father was here with me today. He passed away a year ago. My mother is not well. But I have her blessings, and that is a big thing for me)", said Thakur

09:28 IST

"People have shown faith in us, will try to meet their expectations," said Thakur 

#JairamThakur set to take oath as the Chief Minister of #HimachalPradesh, today, says "people have shown faith in us, will try to meet their expectations" pic.twitter.com/OdOqThvXK0

— ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2017

08:38 IST

Most of the VVIPs and guests attending the ceremony will land at Jubbar-Hatti airport and be flown to Annandale helipad by choppers and finally taken to the venue of the rally in a carcade.

08:37 IST

Thousands of people have started gathering at the Ridge Ground to witness the oath-taking ceremony which will also be attended by PM Modi and Amit Shah.

#JairamThakur to take oath as the Chief Minister of #HimachalPradesh, today; people start gathering at the venue of the swearing-in ceremony in Shimla pic.twitter.com/41UtYvLjHy

— ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2017

08:37 IST

Security has been beefed up in and around the Ridge Ground area where the swearing-in ceremony is scheduled to take place. Nearly 1,000 security men have been deployed on duty. Intelligence men in plain clothes, sharp shooters have also been deployed at several locations. All entry points at interstate borders are under vigil, said DGP Somesh Goyal.