Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister designate Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu's wife Kamlesh Thakur thanked the people for voting for Congress in the state assembly elections, ahead of his oath-taking ceremony.
The new chief minister of Gujarat will be sworn in on December 12 at 2 pm, state BJP chief CR Paatil said on Thursday as the party swept the Assembly polls with a record-breaking margin.
Addressing the oath-taking ceremony for the newly elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions earlier on Saturday, the CM said, "Democracy begins from the panchayats. This is a important day," he said while administering oath to newly elected PRI representatives.
A large number of students and faculty members participated in the function where two NSS volunteers lead an oath-taking ceremony, in both English and Hindi, where the students underlined their allegiance to the Constitution of India.
The leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari has termed West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee as company's owner after skipping Dr CV Ananda Bose's oath-taking ceremony as new governor over seat arrangements on Wednesday.
In a series of tweets right before the oath taking ceremony, he made it clear that he would not attend it as he was made to sit next to MLAs Krishna Kalyani and Biswajit Das, who got elected on BJP tickets but later defected to the ruling TMC.
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Bihar's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday called RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav and discussed the political developments ahead of his oath-taking ceremony. Lalu Prasad Yadav congratulated him as well.
Patna (Bihar) [India], August 9 (ANI): JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar is likely to take oath as Bihar's chief minister again on Wednesday afternoon, according to a tweet by his new alliance partner Rashtriya Janata Dal.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): Pakistan's President Arif Alvi in the wee hours of Wednesday at the Aiwan-e-Sadar administered the oath to Pervez Elahi as the new Chief Minister of Punjab.
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Draupadi Murmu, who made history by becoming the first tribal leader to hold office, took the oath as the 15th President of India on Monday while dressed in special attire.
Puri (Odisha) [India], July 25 (ANI): The 'daughter' of Odisha Droupadi Murmu, as termed by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, is all set to take oath as the President of India on Monday.
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): President-elect Droupadi Murmu will be sworn in as India's 15th President on July 25 in the Central Hall of Parliament.