Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted and bowed before the gathering at the swearing-in ceremony of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and his cabinet ministers in Gandhinagar.
After the landslide victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat Assembly polls, the newly-elected party MLA Hardik Patel on Monday, hours before Bhupendra Patel's swearing-in ceremony, said the party would decide who they want to keep in the cabinet.
"Today I am taking charge as the CM of the state. All MLAs, Deputy CM and senior members of the party will work for the welfare of the state," he said.
The Maharashtra Police on Sunday suspended seven constables and three officers in connection with the incident where ink was thrown at state cabinet minister Chandrakant Patil.
Congress leader Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu who took oath as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday said that his government will implement OPS (Old Pension Scheme) in the first cabinet meeting.
The Cabinet decided to strengthen the public transportation system and reinforce various sections of the departments in tune with the development taking place in various sectors including Agriculture and the increasing scope of Roads and Building wing.
Riding on a whirlwind 73 off just 30 balls by Prakash Jayaramaiah, a B3 category Blind cricketer, India overhauled Australia's total of 144/6 in 20 overs, with over a staggering 11 overs to spare. India finished with a score of 145/1 at the end of nine overs
Ink was thrown at BJP leader and Maharashtra cabinet minister Chandrakant Patil on Saturday in Pimpri Chinchwad city of Pune district over his alleged remark on Dr BR Ambedkar and Mahatma Jyotiba Phule.
Patel, who switched from Congress to the BJP this June, contested the polls from his hometown, Viramgam and won by a margin of 51707 votes. The Patidar quota stir leader contested against Congress' Lakha Bharwad and Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Amarsinh Thakore. He got 99,155 votes.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to form government in Gujarat for the seventh straight term on December 12. Party leader Bhupendra Patel will take oath as chief minister along with 20 other cabinet ministers.