Gujarat chief minister to take oath on December 12

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel is to take oath as the chief minister of the state for the second time on December 12. The ceremony will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which hasn't lost a state election in Gujarat since 1995, is set to sweep the 2022 assembly polls with a record number of seats. The BJP is leading in 158 of 186 seats in the state.