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He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Kamla Beniwal at an impressive ceremony at Sardar Patel Stadium.
Modi was sworn in along with seven ministers of Cabinet rank and nine Ministers of State.
Nitin Patel, Anandi Patel, Raman Vora, Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, Saurabh Patel, Ganpat Vasawa, Babhbhai Bokhiariya took oath as Cabinet ministers, while Purshottam Solanki, Parbat Patel, Vasuben Trivedi, Pradeepsinh Jadeja, Liladhar Vaghela, Rajnikant Patel, Govind Patel, Nanubhai Vanani and Jayanti Kavadiya took oath as Ministers of State.
A galaxy of top BJP leaders and those of its allies were present.
Those in attendance included BJP chief Nitin Gadkari, senior leader L K Advani, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, party's leaders in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha respectively, Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his Chhattisgarh counterpart Raman Singh.
The presence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, added grist to speculation about a possible realignment of her AIADMK with BJP-led NDA.
Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal, Indian National Lok Dal leader Om Prakash Chautala, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, his cousin and MNS chief Raj Thackeray, RPI leader Ramdas Athawale were also present.
As expected, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has been keeping distance from Modi, as also his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi, were conspicuous by their absence.
However, Bihar BJP president C P Thakur attended the ceremony.
Modi's mother Heeraben, who was also present, was seen flashing the victory sign.
Modi greeted all prominent leaders present at the ceremony before taking oath in Gujarati amid chants of "Bharat Mata Ki Jai (Victory be to mother India).
Narendra Modi sworn in Gujarat CM, ally JD(U) boycott ceremony
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Narendra Modi, who powered BJP to an emphatic victory in Gujarat, was today sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth time at the head of a 17-member ministry, in a ceremony boycotted by Opposition Congress and NDA ally JD(U).
Modi was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Kamla Beniwal at a public ceremony marked by the presence of a galaxy of top BJP leaders and allies as also conspicuous absence of any representative of key alliance partner JD(U) and Opposition Congress.
Modi, who became Chief Minister for the first time in 2001 and again in 2002 and 2007, was sworn in along with seven ministers of Cabinet rank and nine Ministers of State.
Nitin Patel, Anandi Patel, Raman Vora, Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, Saurabh Patel, Ganpat Vasawa, Babhbhai Bokhiariya took oath as Cabinet ministers, while Purshottam Solanki, Parbat Patel, Vasuben Trivedi, Pradeepsinh Jadeja, Liladhar Vaghela, Rajnikant Patel, Govind Patel, Nanubhai Vanani and Jayanti Kavadiya were sworn in as Ministers of State.
"Took oath as Guj's CM for the 4th time! A memorable day. I assure we will live upto the faith people have reposed in us," Modi tweeted after the ceremony.
"My thanks to people, senior leaders & spiritual leaders who graced the occasion & to all who watched the event live," Modi said on microblogging site Twitter.
In a show of unity amid lack of clarity over who would be BJP's prime ministerial candidate in the 2014 general elections, the party's top leadership including veteran L K Advani, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, its leaders in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha respectively, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his Chhattisgarh and Karnataka counterparts Raman Singh and Jagdish Shettar were present.
The presence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa added grist to speculation about a possible realignment of her AIADMK with BJP-led NDA.
Jayalalithaa is considered close to Modi, who had also attended her swearing-in ceremony when AIADMK returned to power.
Also in attendance were Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal, Indian National Lok Dal leader Om Prakash Chautala, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, his cousin and MNS chief Raj Thackeray and RPI leader Ramdas Athawale among others.
In an indication that Modi, despite his hat-trick of electoral triumphs remains a polarising figure, nobody frommain Opposition Congress, Keshubhai Patel's Gujarat Parivartan Party or key ally JD(U) was present.
As expected, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has been keeping distance from Modi, as also his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi of BJP, were conspicuous by their absence. However, Bihar BJP president C P Thakur attended the ceremony.
JD(U) is running a coalition government in Bihar with BJP since November 2005.
A battery of saffron-clad sadhus and spiritual leaders were also present.
Modi's mother Heeraben, who was seated among the dignitaries, was seen flashing the victory sign after her son took oath in Gujarati amid chants of "Bharat Mata Ki J I (Victory be to mother India)."
After the swearing-in ceremony, Modi took a victory lap of the Sardar Patel stadium on a flower-bedecked open-top jeep as thousands of supporters cheered lustily.
Time to think beyond Nitish Kumar. Nitish is just following the likes of Ramakrishna Hegde, V P Singh and Mayavati, who enjoyed power only because of BJP support but kicked the ladder to fade into oblivion. NDA may get new allies but Nitish will not be able to win in Bihar without BJP. JD U has no prospects outside Bihar.
modiji long live and serve this nation as real bhartiya not as puppet MMS of italian waitress.
The Masses Leader Mr Narendera Modi has been sworn in Fourth time and this is his hat trick . As earlier there were many perceptions to his future prospectus but Modi has done it and Really Modi is the new emerging hero in B.J.P. . As the People of Gujarat has voted him to see him at the Post of Prime Minister , but B.J.P. is a democratic Party and the decisions are made collectively . As the Elected representatives Elect there Leader the first priority is to get the magic Figure to form the next Government then the issue of P.M. will itself be solved .B.J.P. Leaders should pledge to fight Collectively the Next Election and achieve the Goal and vision 2014 .
"In an indication that Modi, despite his hat-trick of electoral triumphs remains a polarising figure, nobody frommain Opposition Congress, Keshubhai Patel's Gujarat Parivartan Party or key ally JD(U) was present." How does absence of Congress and GPP make Modi a polarising figure? After a vitriolic campaign, both parties were defeated badly and their stalwarts lost- do they have a face to attend the ceremony and face the ridicule from people of Gujarat? As far as JDU' Nitish and BJP's Sushil Modi are concerned, does your correspondent know whether they were invited? If not, where is the question of attending?
Long live Modi Ji. Just wait for one more year and India's wait for a real PM(not Dummy) will be over when you will take oath for PM.
WE ALL FROM CHENNAI ARE WAITING FOR HIM TO BE SWEARING IN AS PM AT THE EARLIEST.ALL THE BEST TO MODI SIR.DONT WORRY ABOUT PSEUDO SECULAR JDU.WITHOUT JDU IT SELF YOU WILL BECOME PM
