Gujarat's new Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will take the oath of office and secrecy tomorrow as the 17th Chief Minister of the state. The ruling BJP state president CR Patil gave this information during a joint press conference with Mr. Patel. He told that Bhupendra Patel will take oath alone tomorrow. After discussions with the party organization, the names of the ministers will be announced in the next day or two. Responding to a question, he said that there has been no discussion for the Deputy CM post yet.
Will present the claim after meeting the Governor
Earlier, Bhupendra Patel thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda for giving him the responsibility of the Chief Minister's post and reposing faith in him. He also expressed gratitude to CR Patil, former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Anandiben Patel. Bhupendra Patel said that keeping the faith reposed in him, he will carry forward the rest of the development work. He will go to the Raj Bhavan this evening to meet Governor Acharya Devvrat and stake claim to form the government and will take oath tomorrow.
had no idea before
When asked whether he had any apprehensions about being made the chief minister. Bhupendra Patel said that it is not the method of BJP to tell in advance. He said that BJP is not a party working only by focusing on elections. Its workers have always been working among the people and will continue to do so. A day after Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani's abrupt resignation, Bhupendra Rajinikanth Patel was chosen as his successor amid intense political turmoil and speculation.
Will be the 22nd Chief Minister of Gujarat
Bhupendra Patel, who was the head of the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority, will be the 22nd Chief Minister of Gujarat in terms of tenure and 17th in terms of face. Bhupendra Patel, a builder by profession, is also a trustee of the Sardardham Trust whose building was inaugurated online yesterday in Ahmedabad by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mr. Rupani had abruptly resigned after the same event. After Vijay Rupani's resignation, most political observers believed that the next chief minister would be from the Patidar community, considered to be the dominant force in the state. In the end it happened.
