Bhupendra Patel to take oath as Gujarat Chief Minister today

BJP leader Bhupendra Patel will take oath as the 17th Chief Minister of Gujarat today. His swearing in ceremony will take place in the afternoon at 02:20 PM today. Two days after Vijay Rupani's resignation from the top post in the state, Patel was chosen as the new face of Gujarat. The decision came in several months before the Assembly elections in the state due next year iun December. It is believed that Patel holds a strong influence in the Patidar community in Gujarat which the BJP party has banked upon to win the upcoming elections.

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