Soon after resigning from the Chief Minister's post, Janata Dal-United Chief Nitish Kumar left for Raj Bhavan in Bihar with BJP leaders. The oath-taking ceremony is scheduled at the Governor's House at 5 pm today.
On the occasion of Republic Day, Abhinav Kumar, Director General of Police (DGP), Uttarakhand, hoisted the national flag in Dehradun and administered the oath on the Preamble of the Constitution to everyone.
Protem Speaker of state assembly, Gopal Bhargava administered the oath to the MLAs and CM Yadav. The oath will continue to be administered to MLAs on the second day of the assembly as well. The session will end on Thursday, December 21.
Rajasthan Chief Minister-designate Bhajan Lal Sharma, along with his two deputies will take the oath of office on Friday (December 15) at Albert Hall, Ramniwas Bagh, in Jaipur, state BJP chief CP Joshi said on Wednesday.
Former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan took stock of preparations for the oath ceremony in Bhopal on Tuesday and said that it is his duty and responsibility to ensure proper arrangements for the "dignified ceremony."
With the induction of Rajesh Dharmani and Yadavindra Goma, the Himachal Pradesh cabinet now has 11 members. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu speaking to the media after the oath ceremony of new ministers said that the portfolios of the ministers will be changed.
Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla administered the 'Oath of Office and Secrecy' to the newly inducted Cabinet Ministers Rajesh Dharmani and Yadvinder Goma at Raj Bhawan on Tuesday.