Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bhupendra Patel will take oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second consecutive time in Gandhinagar on Monday.
People flocked to the streets through which PM Modi's convoy was passing and greeted him. The Prime Minister was also seen greeting people and waving his hands.
Newly sworn-in Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday received his mother on the occasion of an oath ceremony in Shimla and bowed down to touch her feet to seek her blessings.
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.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Bhupendra Patel who will take oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for the second consecutive time on December 12, as per the officials.
Sukhu is known as an affable and approachable leader who has a vast network in the hill state due to his long years in the organisation. He also holds a broad organisational experience in the state owing to his connection with the grand old party for many years.
He is a loyalist of the Gandhi family, Sukhu belongs to a middle-class family. He was active in politics from his student days and fought elections as an NSUI candidate. He was president of NSUI and the Indian Youth Congress in the state.
Reminding Rahul Gandhi that she has fulfiled the promise she made to him, "We had promised that we will get back Congress in Himachal Pradesh," says State Congress chief Pratibha Virbhadra Singh