Ashok Gehlot sworn in as Rajasthan CM, Sachin Pilot as Deputy CM

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Published on : 27 Dec, 18 08:12

Ashok Gehlot sworn in as Rajasthan CM, Sachin Pilot as Deputy CM

Jaipur: Congress leaders Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot were on Monday sworn in as Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan, respectively, at the famous Albert Hall Museum here.
Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh administered the oath of office to Gehlot and Pilot in the presence of Congress president Rahul Gandhi and former Prime Minister ManmohanSingh.Several leaders from the Congress and its alliance partners from across the country attended the event.
The Governor said on the suggestion of Gehlot, Pilot will be his deputy.
Outgoing Rajasthan Chief Minister VasundharaRaje, NCP’s SharadPawar, LJD leader SharadYadav, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, RJD leader TejashwiYadav, DMK leader M K Stalin, JMM leader HemantSoren, JVM leader BabulalMarandi were among others who were present at the ceremony.
Gehlot, Pilot and other leaders received Rahul Gandhi, Manmohan Singh at the airport and left for the Albert Hall in a bus amid tight security arrangements.Large number of the party members and supporters were present at the oath-taking ceremony.
On December 11, the Congress emerged as the single largest party by winning 99 out of 199 seats in Rajasthan. The state assembly has 200 seats, but election on one seat was put off due to the death of one of the candidates.