Modi begins fourth stint as CM

AHMEDABAD, December 26, 2012 PTI



Narendra Modi, who led the BJP to an emphatic victory in the assembly elections, was on Wednesday sworn in as Gujarat Chief Minister for the fourth time.



He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Kamla Beniwal at an impressive ceremony at Sardar Patel Stadium.



Mr. 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, Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh counterparts - Jayalalithaa and Raman Singh.



Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Indian National Lok Dal leader Om Prakash Chautala, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, MNS chief Raj Thackeray, RPI leader Ramdas Athawale were also present.



As expected, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has been keeping distance from Mr. Modi, as also his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi, were conspicuous by their absence.



However, Bihar BJP president C.P. Thakur attended the ceremony.



Mr. Modi's mother Heeraben, who was also present, was seen flashing the victory sign.
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