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.

Rajeev Saijal is the last minister to take oath as minister

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.

Kishan Kapoor sworn-in as minister

Mahender Singh sworn-in as a minister

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

Jairam Thakur sworn-in as 6th chief minister of Himachal Pradesh

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
Welcome @Dev_Fadnavis ji
Thank you @BJP4Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/KTUf4MC6Ca

— BJP Himachal Pradesh (@BJP4Himachal) December 27, 2017

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 comes from a humble background

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.

Experienced Thakur has consistently winning polls

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
Born to a  Farming family "Kissan" in Tandi village of Mandi's Thunag area, was fourth among five siblings pic.twitter.com/nlDbee9Yk0

— BJP Himachal Pradesh (@BJP4Himachal) December 27, 2017

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.