Gandhinagar, December 26(Wishav Warta): Vijay Rupani was on Tuesday sworn in as the chief minister of Gujarat for the second consecutive term after the BJP won the recently-held assembly elections in the state. Rupani, 61, and his deputy Nitin Patel were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor O P Kohli at a grand ceremony in Gandhinagar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and chief ministers of various BJP-ruled states attended the ceremony.
Rupani and Nitin Patel were elected as the leader and deputy leader, respectively, of the BJP legislature party at its meeting on December 22.