PM Modi congratulates Vijay Rupani after he takes oath as Gujarat CM
"Congrats to @vijayrupanibjp, Nitinbhai Patel & others sworn-in as they begin their innings to continue the development journey of Gujarat," Modi tweeted.
The swearing-in ceremony was attended by BJP bigwigs Arun Jaitley, Amit Shah and LK Advani.
Rupani replaces Anandiben Patel. She resigned from the post recently.
Meanwhile, Nitin Patel was sworn in as Rupani's deputy.
Besides them, 23 others took the oath for portfolios in the state cabinet at a ceremony held in Gandhinagar.
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