Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Trivendra Singh Rawat took oath as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on Saturday. Rawat was unanimously elected the leader of BJP legislative party. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Krishna Kant Paul at the Parade Ground. He succeeded Congress leader Harish Rawat to become the eighth Chief Minister of the hill state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah were among the several dignitaries who attended the swearing-in ceremony.
The former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Pracharak assured that he would provide a corruption-free government to Uttarakhand and would work for the upliftment of the poor.
Here are the updates:
3:53 PM: Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat will hold his first cabinet meeting at 4:30 PM today.
Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, who took oath today, will hold his first cabinet meeting at 4:30 PM today. pic.twitter.com/QTkKaIlkhM
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 18, 2017
3:27 PM: PM Modi with Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat.
Dehradun: PM Modi at the oath taking ceremony of Trivendra Singh Rawat as Uttarakhand CM pic.twitter.com/DGgwZLbnfd
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 18, 2017
3:10 PM: Prakash Pant, Harak Singh Rawat, Madan Kaushik takes oath at Uttarakhand Cabinet Ministers.
Dehradun: Prakash Pant, Harak Singh Rawat, Madan Kaushik sworn in as Uttarakhand cabinet ministers pic.twitter.com/egAE07utJu
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 18, 2017
3: 08 PM: Satpal Maharaj takes oath at Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister.
Dehradun: BJP’s Satpal Maharaj takes oath as Uttarakhand cabinet minister pic.twitter.com/glv5L4eK2E
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 18, 2017
3:00 PM: Trivendra Singh Rawat takes oath as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He was administered oath by Governor Krishna Kant Paul.
Trivendra Singh Rawat takes oath as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand pic.twitter.com/cwjjxObCpL
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 18, 2017
2:58 PM: BJP Chief Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Uma Bharti and JP Nadda also arrived in Dehradun to attend the oath taking ceremony.
Dehradun: Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, JP Nadda, Uma Bharti also arrive to attend oath taking ceremony of Trivendra Singh Rawat #Uttarakhand pic.twitter.com/wSWmip3aiC
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 18, 2017
2:52 PM: Trivendra Singh Rawat to take oath as Uttarakhand Chief Minister shortly.
Trivendra Singh Rawat to take oath as Uttarakhand Chief Minister shortly, Harish Rawat also present. pic.twitter.com/z6E9wWGgXt
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 18, 2017
2:26 PM: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Dehradun to attend the swearing-in ceremony of CM designate Trivendra Singh Rawat.
Uttarakhand: PM Modi arrives in Dehradun; will attend swearing in ceremony of CM designate Trivendra Singh Rawat later pic.twitter.com/6snMdoDLjw
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 18, 2017
12:56 PM: Prakash Pant, Madan Kaushik, Yashpal Arya, Subodh Uniyal and Rekha Arya among MLAs who will take oath as ministers today.
Prakash Pant, Madan Kaushik, Yashpal Arya, Subodh Uniyal and Rekha Arya among MLAs who will take oath as ministers today #Uttarakhand
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 18, 2017
12:45 PM: Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony, Trivendra Singh Rawat pays tribute to Shaheed Smarak in Dehradun.
Uttarakhand: Ahead of his swearing-in, CM Designate Trivendra Singh Rawat pays tributes at Shaheed Smakar in Dehradun pic.twitter.com/5eJNeoDY8b
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 18, 2017
#TopStory Trivendra Singh Rawat to take oath as the next CM of Uttarakhand today pic.twitter.com/cZWAMJawoF
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 18, 2017
A BJP loyalist, Rawat guided the saffron party to electoral victory in Jharkhand assembly elections in 2014.
In the recently-concluded Assembly Elections, the BJP won with a clear majority with 57 seats in the 70-member Uttarakhand Assembly, thereby ousting the Congress that managed to win just 11 seats this time.
