Jai Ram Thakur swearing in: The Himachal Pradesh chief minister-elect is to take oath today at 11 am.
Jai Ram Thakur took oath as the chief minister of Himachal Pradesh at the historic Ridge Maidan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP president Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari and several Union ministers and chief ministers were present at the at the ceremony among others. Around ten ministers swore-in as Himachal Pradesh ministers in the presence of over 50,000 people.
Here are the highlights of the swearing-in ceremony of Jai Ram Thakur:
PM Modi stops at Indian Coffee House at Mall Road
PM Modi greets LK Advani after Jai Ram Thakur's swearing-in ceremony
PM Modi congratulates Jai Ram Thakur after he swears-in as Himachal Pradesh CM
Vikram Singh, Govind Singh Thakur swear-in as ministers
Virender Kanwar sworn-in as Himachal Pradesh minister
Ram lal Markandaye and Vipin Singh Parmar take oath as Himachal Pradesh ministers
Anil Sharma takes oath as Himachal Pradesh minister
Sarveen Chaudhary, only woman in cabinet, swears-in as Himachal Pradesh minister
BJP leaders take oath as Himachal Pradesh cabinet ministers
PM Modi greets public as Jai Ram Thakur takes oath
Jai Ram Thakur takes oath as Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister
Massive crowd gathers for Jai Ram Thakur's swearing-in in Himachal Pradesh
PM Modi joins other BJP leaders at Ridge Ground for Jai Ram Thakur's oath-taking ceremony
Nitin Gadkari, Rajnath Singh and Yogi Adityanath present at Ridge Ground
Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath have already arrived for the oath taking ceremony Himachal Pradesh chief minister-elect Jai Ram Thakur. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in the state a short while ago, is expected to join them soon. The Prime Minister is also expected to address the public.
A five-time legislator, Mr Thakur rose through the ranks and is known for his humble, clean and low-profile nature. Mr Thakur was a Cabinet minister in the BJP government led by PK Dhumal from 2007 to 2012.
Doing away with VIP culture tops Jai Ram Thakur's agenda
Jai Ram Thakur has 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.
Jai Ram Thakur's selection is seen as a generational shift in a state where the BJP and Congress had projected much older men for the top post - the Congress' Virbhadra Singh is 83, while PK Dhumal is 73. He has been the party's state unit chief and a minister in a government headed by Mr Dhumal in the past.
Jai Ram Thakur to swear-in as Himachal Pradesh chief minister shortly
PM Modi arrives in Himachal Pradesh for Jai Ram Thakur's oath-taking ceremony
PM Modi being received at the Chandigarh airport, to attend Jai Ram Thakur's oath ceremony shortly Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches Chandigarh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to address people at the venue.
Most VVIPs to land at Jubbar-Hatti airport, to be flown to Annandale helipad by choppers.
New ministers in Jai Ram Tahkur's 11-member cabinet likely 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, reports news agency IANS.
Over 1,000 security men deployed on security duty, LCD screens installed outside venue
Shimla's historic Ridge ground gears up for Jai Ram Thakur's swearing-in ceremony. Over 50,000 people expected to be present.
Its the win for the common man, says Jai Ram Thakur's wife
"Would have been happy if my father would have been here today," says Jai Ram Thakur. Adding that his father past away last year, the chief minister-elect further said that though his mother is unwell, her blessings are with him.
"People have shown faith in us, will try to meet their expectations": Jai Ram Thakur
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister-elect Jai Ram Thakur, who is set to take oath today, said that he would make sure that he tries and meets the expectations of the people as they have shown faith him.
New Himachal Pradesh cabinet to be a blend of old and new faces
People start gathering at the venue of the swearing-in ceremony in Himachal Pradesh
Massive security and other arrangements in place for the swearing-in ceremony at the historic Ridge Maidan