Jai Ram Thakur swearing in: The Himachal Pradesh chief minister-elect is to take oath today at 11 am.
New Delhi: 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:
Dec 27, 2017 14:27 (IST)
PM Modi stops at Indian Coffee House at Mall Road
Dec 27, 2017 13:30 (IST)
PM Modi greets LK Advani after Jai Ram Thakur's swearing-in ceremony
Dec 27, 2017 12:06 (IST)
PM Modi congratulates Jai Ram Thakur after he swears-in as Himachal Pradesh CM
Dec 27, 2017 11:57 (IST)
Vikram Singh, Govind Singh Thakur swear-in as ministers
Dec 27, 2017 11:48 (IST)
Ram lal Markandaye and Vipin Singh Parmar take oath as Himachal Pradesh ministers
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Dec 27, 2017 11:48 (IST)
Virender Kanwar sworn-in as Himachal Pradesh minister
Dec 27, 2017 11:48 (IST)
Anil Sharma takes oath as Himachal Pradesh minister
Dec 27, 2017 11:44 (IST)
Sarveen Chaudhary, only woman in cabinet, swears-in as Himachal Pradesh minister
Dec 27, 2017 11:43 (IST)
BJP leaders take oath as Himachal Pradesh cabinet ministers
Dec 27, 2017 11:36 (IST)
PM Modi greets public as Jai Ram Thakur takes oath
Dec 27, 2017 11:31 (IST)
Jai Ram Thakur takes oath as Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister
Dec 27, 2017 11:31 (IST)
Massive crowd gathers for Jai Ram Thakur's swearing-in in Himachal Pradesh
Dec 27, 2017 11:28 (IST)
PM Modi joins other BJP leaders at Ridge Ground for Jai Ram Thakur's oath-taking ceremony
Dec 27, 2017 11:17 (IST)
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.
Dec 27, 2017 11:13 (IST)
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.
Dec 27, 2017 11:11 (IST)
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.
Dec 27, 2017 11:09 (IST)
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.
Dec 27, 2017 11:05 (IST)
Jai Ram Thakur to swear-in as Himachal Pradesh chief minister shortly
Dec 27, 2017 10:57 (IST)
PM Modi arrives in Himachal Pradesh for Jai Ram Thakur's oath-taking ceremony
Dec 27, 2017 10:36 (IST)
PM Modi being received at the Chandigarh airport, to attend Jai Ram Thakur's oath ceremony shortly