Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated Vishnu Deo Sai and Arun Sao after they took oath as the chief minister and the deputy chief minister of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday.
Tribal leader and former Union Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Wednesday took oath as chief minister of Chhattisgarh at an event in Raipur which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, senior BJP leaders and chief ministers of other states.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has left for attending the swearing-in ceremony of Chief Ministers designated for Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Mohan Yadav and Vishnu Deo Sai scheduled for today.
Yadav will take his oath as the Chief Minister at a ceremony at Lal Parade Ground in the state capital, while Sai will take his oath at Science College Ground in Raipur at 2 pm.
The BJP on Sunday picked Vishnu Deo Sai, a prominent tribal leader, as the next chief minister of Chhattisgarh. On the other hand, Mohan Yadav was announced as the next chief minister of Madhya Pradesh.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister-designate Vishnu Deo Sai and his council of ministers will be taking oath on December 13 in Raipur, a state government official said on Monday.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Tribal leader Vishnu Deo Sai as the new Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh on Sunday after which Vishnu Deo Sai has affirmed that his government will fulfill all the promises made under 'Modi Ki Guarantee'.
Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Sunday asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Chhattisgarh will have two Deputy Chief Ministers in the state.