Jairam Thakur will be
sworn-in as Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday. The ceremony, which is expected to be brief, will be held at the historic Ridge Ground in Shimla at 11 am, reported NDTV. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and chief ministers of at least 10 BJP-ruled states are likely to attend the swearing-in ceremony. Elaborate security arrangements are being made for the swearing-in ceremony and the prime minister is likely to address people at the Ridge. The five-time MLA from Seraj in Mandi was elected leader of the BJP legislature party on Sunday after the party ousted the Congress from power in the state by winning 44 out of the 68 seats in the Assembly polls. The 52-year-old Thakur is the youngest to head the government and belongs to the Rajput community, which has a significant presence in the hill state. [caption id=“attachment_4276945” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Himachal Pradesh chief minister-designate Jairam Thakur. Twitter @JairamThakur1[/caption] “The cabinet will have both experienced and new faces,” Thakur told reporters here in his first official interaction with reporters a day after being elected as the BJP Legislature Party leader in the Assembly. However, Thakur, a confidant of Union Health Minister JP Nadda, refused to comment on the size of the cabinet and to reveal the names of his cabinet colleagues. Thakur said that his top priorities would be restoring law and order situation, to do away with the VIP culture, to review all decisions of the previous Congress government in past three months, to minimise wasteful expenditure and to develop tourism infrastructure. The likely new ministers in his 11-member cabinet are former Cabinet ministers Rajeev Bindal, Kishan Kapoor, Sarveen Chaudhary, Mohinder Singh, Congress rebel Anil Sharma, Narinder Bragta and Ramesh Dhawala and new faces could comprise Gobind Thakur, Vikram Jaryal, Rakesh Pathania and Rajeev Sahjal, IANS reported. Sarveen Chaudhary, if inducted, will be the lone woman minister in the cabinet. With inputs from agencies
Jairam Thakur swearing-in ceremony updates: 11-member Himachal cabinet inducted, Sarveen Choudhary lone woman
Jairam Thakur will be sworn-in as Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday.
 "Jairam Thakur swearing-in ceremony updates: 11-member Himachal cabinet inducted, Sarveen Choudhary lone woman")
BJP tweets images from the swearing-in ceremony
LIVE : Swearing-in ceremony of the new government of Himachal Pradesh. Watch at https://t.co/I17PETFpBc @BJP4Himachal pic.twitter.com/oGGRPXCLI9
— BJP (@BJP4India) December 27, 2017
Swearing-in ceremony ends
All ministers take a group photo with the governor as well as Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Visuals from the oath-taking ceremony
Shimla: Anil Sharma, Sarveen Choudhary and Ram Lal Markanda take oath as cabinet ministers of Himachal Pradesh government pic.twitter.com/UoVHq5PAhO
— ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2017
Shimla: Virender Kanwar and Vikram Singh take oath as cabinet ministers of Himachal Pradesh government pic.twitter.com/Dgbqg012XV
— ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2017
Govind Singh too takes oath in Sanskrit
Govind Thakur, who has been elected from Manali constituency, took the oath in Sanskrit language.
Virender Kanwar sworn-in as minister
Virender Kanwar, who won from Kutlehar seat, had earlier offered to resign as a MLA to allow PK Dhumal to become the chief minister.
PTI
Ram lal Markandaye and Vipin Singh Parmar sworn-in as ministers
Parmar was elected to Himachal Pradesh Assembly from the Sullah constituency.
Sarveen Chaudhary sworn-in as minister
Chaudhary is the only woman in the 11-member cabinet of Himachal Pradesh.
Anil Sharma takes oath of office and secrecy
The senior BJP leader has been inducted in the Himachal Pradesh cabinet as a minister.
Ministers being sworn-in
Shimla: Mahendra Singh, Kishan Kapoor and Suresh Bhardwaj take oath as cabinet ministers of Himachal Pradesh government pic.twitter.com/jofTytgqYZ
— ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2017
Suresh Bharadwaj takes oath as a minister
Suresh Bharadwaj interestingly takes oath in the Sanskrit language.
Jairam Thakur sworn-in as 6th chief minister of Himachal Pradesh
#JaiRamThakur takes oath as chief minister of Himachal Pradesh pic.twitter.com/Xv1kDII2H3
— ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2017
Narendra Modi, Amit Shah arrive for the swearing-in ceremony
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at swearing-in ceremony of Himachal CM elect #JairamThakur and others, in Shimla pic.twitter.com/cW7Eo8I72i
— ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2017
Devendra Fadnavis arrives at the venue
#HPWithJaiRam
— BJP Himachal Pradesh (@BJP4Himachal) December 27, 2017
Welcome @Dev_Fadnavis ji
Thank you @BJP4Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/KTUf4MC6Ca
Visual from the venue
#HPwithJaiRam pic.twitter.com/jYWu7K58TF
— BJP Himachal Pradesh (@BJP4Himachal) December 27, 2017
Several Cabinet ministers to attend swearing-in too
Central ministers who are likely to attend the ceremony include Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Nitin Gadkari, Rajnath Singh and Thawar Chand Gehlot, reports Financial Express.
Chief Ministers likely to attend swearing-in ceremony
Yogi Adityanath, Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Raman Singh, Manohar Lal Khattar, Trivendra Singh Rawat, Pema Khandu, Vijay Rupani, N Biren Singh, Devendra Fadnavis, Raghubar Das and Sarbananda Sonowal.
Nitin Gadkari, Rajnath Singh and Yogi Adityanath present for swearing-in
Shimla: Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Rajnath Singh & UP CM Yogi Adityanath present for soon to begin oath taking ceremony of Himachal Pradesh CM elect #JaiRamThakur; PM Narendra Modi to arrive shortly pic.twitter.com/SroFVjwj4w
— ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2017
BJP promises to address law and order problem in Himachal
हिमाचल प्रदेश की भाजपा सरकार अपराध मुक्त और भय मुक्त हिमाचल प्रदेश का निर्माण करेगी। #शपथ_विकास_की pic.twitter.com/YlqonBW4Zj
— BJP Himachal Pradesh (@BJP4Himachal) December 27, 2017
Thakur was born in Mandi district in 1965. His father, who was a farmer, had to make ends meet to feed three sons and two daughters. His father and brothers worked in the fields to provide Thakur with an education. Their efforts paid off as Thakur acquired an MA degree from Panjab University in Chandigarh.
Thakur was a minister in the earlier BJP government and with the exception of a bypoll he lost to Virbhadra Singh’s wife Pratibha Singh in the Mandi constituency in 2014, his record in the Assembly election has been stellar.
Himachal BJP promises to focus on state’s economy
भाजपा सरकार माननीय @jairamthakurbjp जी के नेतृत्व में हिमाचल के सामाजिक और आर्थिक उन्नति का आधार सुनिश्चित करेगी। #शपथ_विकास_की pic.twitter.com/HTpyfYEL1R
— BJP Himachal Pradesh (@BJP4Himachal) December 27, 2017
Only 10 of the 14 BJP chief ministers to attend the swearing-in
By inviting chief ministers of all 18 states (19th state would be Gujarat where the ceremony was being held) and other coalition leaders at the Centre, the BJP showcased the ruling NDA’s pan-India spread, this article in _Firstpost_ noted. At present, BJP rules 14 states on its own and reigns in five in an alliance. Which explains the BJP’s ability to stitch political and social coalitions and run them successfully.
However, this does not seem to be the case in Himachal Pradesh as only 9 to 10 BJP chief ministers are likely to attend the swearing-in ceremony. Vasundhara Raje is likely to not attend the event as she has fallen ill.
Modi arrives in Shimla
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla, received by CM elect #JaiRamThakur pic.twitter.com/LNfGAZMI5v
— ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2017
Visual from the venue
#HPWithJaiRam
— BJP Himachal Pradesh (@BJP4Himachal) December 27, 2017
Born to a Farming family "Kissan" in Tandi village of Mandi's Thunag area, was fourth among five siblings pic.twitter.com/nlDbee9Yk0
Jairam Thakur spells out his priority for the state
Jairam Thakur said that his top priorities would be restoring law and order situation, to do away with the VIP culture, to review all decisions of the previous Congress government in past three months, to minimise wasteful expenditure and to develop tourism infrastructure.
Vasundhara Raje to not make it to the swearing-in ceremony
The chief ministers of at least 10 BJP-ruled states are likely to attend the swearing-in ceremony. However, Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje is not expected to make it to the swearing-in ceremony due to fever and an sprained ankle, reported IANS.
Would have been happy if my father had been alive, says Thakur
Bohot khushi hoti agar pitaji aaj saath hote, ek saal pehle wo humein chhodkar chale gaye. Mataji aswasth hain, par unka aashirwaad hai aur ye mere liye bohot badi baat hai: #JairamThakur #HimachalPradesh pic.twitter.com/dgRHHce9LQ
— ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2017
It is a win for common man, says Jairam Thakur’s wife
"It is a win for the common man. There are a lot of expectations with this Govt that they will try and solve the problems faced by the public" says Sadhana Thakur, wife of #JaiamThakur ahead of his oath taking ceremony #HimachalPradesh pic.twitter.com/ZbkHMTAmSV
— ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2017
Modi arrives in Chandigarh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in #Chandigarh; he will be attending swearing in ceremony of #Himachal CM elect #JairamThakur and others at Ridge ground in Shimla pic.twitter.com/9Kd3XVl7aB
— ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2017
List of ministers to be sworn-in today
Suresh Bhardwaj
Anil sharma
Govind Thakur
Mahender singh
Sarveen Chaudhary
Ram Lal Markandaye
Vipin Parmar
Rajeev Saijal
Thakur Bikram
Virender Kanwar
Ahead of his swearing-in, Thakur speaks to people of Himachal
A humble invitation from The Hon'ble Chief Minister (H.P.) Sh. Jai Ram Thakur ji to all the people of the state. "Jai Hind, Jai Himachal" pic.twitter.com/LPLG1vS7Ow
— BJP Himachal Pradesh (@BJP4Himachal) December 26, 2017
PK Dhumal backed Thakur to takeover as CM
Thakur’s name was proposed by two-time former chief minister PK Dhumal and seconded by Union minister JP Nadda and another two-time chief minister Shanta Kumar. Thakur met Governor Acharya Devvrat on Sunday to formally stake claim to form the new government in the hill state.
Prem Kumar Dhumal’s defeat led to Thakur’s selection as CM
Thakur, known for his clean image and a subdued, non-aggressive image, won from Seraj constituency in the Assembly polls defeating Chet Ram of Congress. According to a senior BJP leader, one of the reasons why the 52-year-old BJP leader was selected for the post was that the party would not need to go through a by-election.
PTI
BJP CMs from 10 states to attend swearing-in ceremony
The swearing-in ceremony will take place at 11 am at Simla’s historic Ridge Ground, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party president Amit Shah and chief ministers of at least 10 BJP-ruled states are expected to attend.
Swearing-in to take place at 11 am
Jairam Thakur, a five-time MLA from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), will be the new chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, and will be sworn in on Wednesday.
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