Highlights: Bhupendra Patel takes oath as Gujarat CM, check his cabinet here

Bhupendra Patel took the oath as Gujarat chief minister for a second straight term and along with his 16 MLAs were sworn-in in the state capital Gandhinagar.

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bhupendra Patel on Monday (December 12) took oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and other dignitaries. Patel was administered the oath as the 18th chief minister by Governor Acharya Devvrat at a function that was held at the Helipad Ground near the new Secretariat at 2 PM in Gandhinagar. Besides Modi and Shah, chief ministers of other BJP-ruled states also attended the ceremony.

A low-profile BJP leader and the first from the Kadva Patidar sub-group to become CM, Patel had replaced Vijay Rupani in September 2021.

Meanwhile, BJP MLAs Harsh Sanghavi and Jagdish Vishwakarma took oath as minister of state (Independent charge), while Parshottam Solanki, Bachubhai Khabad, Mukesh Patel, Praful Pansheriya, Bhikhusinh Parmar and Kunvarji Halpati were administered the oath as minister of state.

BJP leaders Kanubhai Desai, Rushikesh Patel, Raghavji Patel, Kuvarji Bavaliya, Mulubhai Bera, Kuber Dindor, Bhanuben Babariya, and Balwantsinh Rajput also took oath as cabinet ministers.

In the just-concluded Gujarat Assembly elections, Patel won the Ghatlodia seat with the highest margin of 1.92 lakh votes. The BJP won a seventh straight term by winning record 156 seats in the 182-member House. The Congress won 17 constituencies and AAP 5.

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12 December 2022

18:54 IST

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel's Cabinet

Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath to Bhupendra Patel as well as 16 newly elected MLAs. Patel's

• Kanubhai Mohanlal Desai  (Cabinet Minister)
• Rushikesh Ganeshbhai Patel  (Cabinet Minister)
• Patel Raghavjibhai Hansrajbhai (Cabinet Minister)
• Balvantsinh Chandan Singh Rajput (Cabinet Minister) 
• Kunwarji Mohanbhai Babariya  (Cabinet Minister)
• Mulubhai Haridasbhai Bera  (Cabinet Minister) 
• Kuberbhai Mansukhbhai Dindor  (Cabinet Minister) 
• Bhanuben Manoharbhai Babariya (Cabinet Minister)
• Harsh Rameshkumar Sanghvi (State Minister - Independent Charge)
• Jagdish Vishwakarma  (State Minister - Independent Charge) 
• Purshottambhai Solanki  (State Minister) 
• Khabar Bachubhai Maganbhai (State Minister) 
• Mukeshbhai Patel (State Minister) 
• Bhikhusinh Parmar (State Minister)
• Praful Pansheriya   (State Minister)  
• Kunwarjibhai Halpati (State Minister)  
• Naresh Patel

16:23 IST

Bhupendra Patel's Cabinet ministers in the first list

The ministers include in Gujarat CM Bhu[endra Patel's new cabinet are Kanu Desai, Rishikesh Patel, Raghvji Patel, Balvantsinh Rajput, Kunvarji Bavaliya, Mulu Bera, Kuber Dindor, and Bhanuben Babariya. Harsh Sanghvi and Jagdish Vishwakarma were sworn in as ministers of state with an independent charge.

14:24 IST

Who is Bhupendra Patel, the soft-spoken face of BJP in Gujarat and CM for second straight term?

Bhupendra Patel is Bharatiya Janata Party's soft-spoken face in Gujarat, who has retained the chief ministerial chair for the second straight term. He made his way up in Gujarat politics from the municipality level and is the first from the Kadva Patidar sub-group to be the chief minister.

Born in Ahmedabad, Patel is an MLA from the Ghatlodia seat, previously held by former Gujarat chief minister and now Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel.

Fondly called as 'Dada' by many, he is considered to be close to Anandiben Patel.

In the past, Patel had served as the chairman of the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) between 2015 and 2017.

Before that, he was also the standing committee chairman of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), the largest urban local body in Gujarat, between 2010 and 2015.

Before contesting the Assembly election, he was active in local politics and became a member of Memnagar Municipality in Ahmedabad district, serving as its president twice.

Patel holds a diploma in civil engineering. He is married to Hetalben, a housewife.

14:12 IST

Bhupendra Patel 2.0 cabinet: Harsh Sanghavi, Mukesh Patel, Parshottam Solanki also take oath

Bhupendra Patel 2.0 cabinet: Harsh Sanghavi, Mukesh Patel, Parshottam Solanki, Jagdish Vishwakarma, Naresh Patel, and Bachubhai Khabad were among those who were inducted into the Bhupendra Patel-led ministry. BJP MLAs Praful Pansheriya, Bhikhusinh Parmar and Kunvarji Halpati were also included in the cabinet.

BJP leaders Harsh Sanghavi and Jagdish Vishwakarma take oath as ministers in the Gujarat cabinet. pic.twitter.com/IYzM8sHPWy

— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2022

BJP leaders Naresh Patel, Bachubhai Khabad and Parshottam Solanki take oath as ministers in the Gujarat cabinet. pic.twitter.com/c3ZSqBZ0Mv

— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2022

14:07 IST

More visuals from Bhupendra Patel's oath-taking ceremony. Patel was administered the oath as the 18th chief minister of Gujarat by Governor Acharya Devvrat at a function that was held at the Helipad Ground near the new Secretariat. 

Shri @Bhupendrapbjp takes oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. pic.twitter.com/9VVtfSk971

— BJP (@BJP4India) December 12, 2022

He took oath for the second straight term in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP National President JP Nadda and several chief ministers of other BJP-ruled states.

14:06 IST

Bhupendra Patel takes oath as Chief Minister of Gujarat

BJP's Bhupendra Patel takes oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for the second consecutive time. pic.twitter.com/TcWIq5HcYc

— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2022

14:02 IST

WATCH: Bhupendra Patel takes oath as Gujarat CM for second straight term, PM Modi, Amit Shah, other BJP leaders attend ceremony

Live: ગાંધીનગર ખાતે ગુજરાત રાજ્યના નવા મંત્રીમંડળનો શપથવિધિ સમારોહ https://t.co/wRNXsp8F5H

— Bhupendra Patel (@Bhupendrapbjp) December 12, 2022

13:58 IST

PM Narendra Modi arrives at the Helipad Ground in Gandhinagar to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Bhupendra Patel.

13:49 IST

Gujarat CM oath-taking ceremony live updates: UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami and Tripura CM Manik Saha have arrived at the venue to take part in the oath-taking ceremony of Bhupendra Patel.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath, MP CM SS Chouhan, Karnataka CM B.Bommai, Assam CM HB Sarma, Uttarakhand CM PS Dhami and Tripura CM Manik Saha take part in the oath-taking ceremony of Gujarat CM designate Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar pic.twitter.com/dlvxv8exps

— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2022

Bhupendra Patel's family have also taken their seats at the Helipad Ground in Gandhinagar to attend his swearing-in ceremony.

Gujarat CM-designate Bhupendra Patel's family arrive at Helipad Ground in Gandhinagar to attend his swearing-in ceremony. pic.twitter.com/JTEuH2GgYg

— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2022

13:46 IST

Union Defence minister and BJP leader Rajnath Singh has also arrived at the Helipad Ground near the new Secretariat in Gandhinagar to witness Bhupendra Patel take oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second straight term. The ceremony will begin shortly.

Defence minister Rajnath Singh arrives at the swearing-in ceremony of Gujarat CM designate Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar pic.twitter.com/nb53Qg1ZPG

— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2022

13:40 IST

Gujarat CM Swearing-in Ceremony Live: Yogi Adityanath, Basavaraj Bommai to attend Bhupendra Patel's oath-taking event

Gujarat CM Swearing-in Ceremony Live Coverage: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai, Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio, and Goa CM Pramod Sawant have also arrived in Gujarat to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Bhupendra Patel.

#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath arrives at Ahmedabad airport to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Gujarat CM-designate Bhupendra Patel pic.twitter.com/2vpct2jG3k

— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2022

Karnataka CM arrives in Gandhinagar to attend the swearing-in ceremony of CM-designate Bhupendra Patel

"It will be repeat Gujarat (in Karnataka). Gujarat's victory sends a message to all state governments that if you do development works then pro-incumbency can happen," he says pic.twitter.com/sfTc55zcLu

— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2022

Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio arrives in Gandhinagar to attend the swearing-in ceremony of CM-designate Bhupendra Patel

"We've come here to celebrate the victory of Gujarat. In partnership, we are very much confident of winning polls (in Nagaland)," he says pic.twitter.com/sei7xUJdYO

— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2022

Goa CM Pramod Sawant arrives in Gandhinagar to attend the swearing-in ceremony of CM-designate Bhupendra Patel

"For the first time, BJP has got such a massive victory in Gujarat. I congratulate all party workers of Gujarat," he says pic.twitter.com/Nj7JKJVUDS

— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2022

13:39 IST

BJP national president JP Nadda has also now arrived in Gandhinagar to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Bhupendra Patel.

BJP national president JP Nadda arrives in Gandhinagar to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Gujarat CM-designate Bhupendra Patel. pic.twitter.com/v9tsE4G6el

— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2022

13:37 IST

Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis, Smriti Irani arrive in Gujarat to attend swearing-in ceremony of Bhupendra Patel

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his deputy Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister Smriti Irani have arrived in Gujarat to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Bhupendra Patel. 

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister Smriti Irani arrive at Ahmedabad airport to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Gujarat CM-designate Bhupendra Patel pic.twitter.com/q1Qv5cFo4E

— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2022

13:35 IST

The BJP last week clinched a historic victory in Gujarat, winning 156 seats in the 182-member state assembly. In Ghatlodia, Bhupendra Patel beat his nearest rival by more than 1.92 lakh votes. 

13:34 IST

The BJP had appointed Bhupendra Patel, a first-time MLA, as Gujarat chief minister to replace Vijay Rupani in September 2021. The party had also changed the entire cabinet to reset the overall government.

13:29 IST

Harsh Sanghavi, Kanu Desai, Raghavji Patel among those likely to be inducted into Bhupendra Patel-led ministry

New Gujarat Cabinet: MLAs Harsh Sanghavi, Kanu Desai, Rishikesh Patel, Raghavji Patel, Shankar Chaudhary, Purnesh Modi, Manisha Vakil and Raman Patkar are among those likely to be inducted into the Bhupendra Patel-led ministry.

13:27 IST

Gujarat CM oath-taking ceremony: Several CMs of BJP-ruled states to attend event

Gujarat CM oath-taking ceremony live coverage: Besides PM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, chief ministers of other BJP-ruled states are also expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Bhupendra Patel.

13:25 IST

Bhupendra Patel swearing-in ceremony to begin shortly, follow live coverage

Bhupendra Patel oath-taking ceremony live updates: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader is set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second straight term in Gandhinagar shortly. Bhupendra Patel's swearing-in ceremony will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and other dignitaries. Patel, 60, will be administered the oath as the 18th chief minister of the coastal state by Governor Acharya Devvrat at a function to be held at the Helipad Ground near the new Secretariat in Gandhinagar at 2 PM.