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Live: In Himachal Pradesh, Jai Ram Thakur and his team of 12 ministers take oath of office
Thakur won from Seraj constituency, defeating Chet Ram of the Congress.
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Here's a list of probable ministers in the new Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur's cabinet:
Probable Cabinet of Himachal
MINISTERS
- Suresh Bhardwaj
- Rajeev Bindal
- Rajeev Sehjal
- Govind Thakur
- Mahinder Singh
- Anil Sharma
- Kishan Kapoor
- Vipin Parmar
- Sarveen Choudhary
- Virender Kanwar
- Ram Lal Markanday
CHIEF PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES
- Vikram Jariyal
- Rajender Garg
- Kamlesh Kumari
- Inder Singh
- Balvir Verma
- Vikram Thakur
- SPEAKER
- Ramesh Dhawala
DEPUTY SPEAKER
- Hans Raj
"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.
"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
"People have shown faith in us, will try to meet their expectations," said Thakur
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.
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.
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.
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: