- Saturday, April 20, 2024
By: Shubham Ghosh
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (11) late evening held a roadshow in Ahmedabad in his home state of Gujarat after his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the recently held state elections by 156 seats out of 182 seats — the highest tally for any party since the formation of the state in 1960.
People flocked to the streets through which Modi’s convoy was passing and greeted him. The prime minister also greeted people and waved at them.
Landed in Ahmedabad to a very warm welcome by the people. Tomorrow, will be attending the oath taking ceremony of the new Gujarat Government. pic.twitter.com/CxxJH6xyQl
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 11, 2022
Modi landed in Ahmedabad to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Bhupendra Patel who on Monday (12) took oath as the chief minister of Gujarat for the second consecutive time.
“Landed in Ahmedabad to a very warm welcome by the people. Tomorrow, will be attending the oath-taking ceremony of the new Gujarat Government,” tweeted Modi on Sunday, along with pictures of the roadshow.
Patel resigned on Saturday (10), two days after the election results came out, to governor Acharya Devvrat and staked the claim to form a fresh government.
The latest victory is the BJP’s seventh consecutive in Gujarat and the saffron party is now set to complete nearly three decades of interrupted rule.
Patel personally also scripted history in this election by winning from his Ghatlodia constituency by a record margin of 192,000 votes.
The constituency in Ahmedabad district has given Gujarat another chief minister other than Patel — Anandiben Patel.
[With ANI inputs]
