Chhattisgarh Oath Ceremony highlights: Vishnu Deo Sai takes oath as chief minister

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav offers prayers at Mahakal Temple in Ujjain after swearing in. He is a sitting MLA from Ujjain Dakshin.

Vijay Sharma takes oath as Chhattisgarh deputy chief minister. He is the second deputy CM along with Arun Sao.

Arun Sao takes oath as Chhattisgarh deputy chief minister. Sao started his political career as a volunteer for Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the BJP’s ideological fountainhead Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. He has served as the BJP’s district president, state co-secretary, and ABVP’s National Working Committee member.

Vishnu Deo Sai takes oath as Chhattisgarh CM

The swearing-in ceremony of Chattishgarh CM is scheduled at 4pm today in Raipur's Science College Ground and over 50,000 people are expected to attend the grand ceremony. Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi will also reportedly arrive at the venue in some time.

Security beefed up at the venue in Raipur as many senior leaders and the CMs of other state are attending the event. Over 1000 police personnel have been reportredly deployed at the venue. Different sectors have been created at the venue for seating arrangements for special guests, media persons, and common people.

Along with Vishnu Deo Sai as CM, BJP leaders Vijay Sharma and Arun Sao will take the oath as Chhattisgarh Deputy CMs in Raipur today. Home Minister Amit Shah and other senior BJP leaders have already arrived at the capital city of Chhattisgarh.

Ex Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh sent his congratulatory message to the new chief minister, Vishnu Deo Sai, ahead of the oath-taking ceremony on Wednesday.

Singh said, “My heartful congratulations to Vishnu Deo Sai, who has many years of experience, held the post of central minister and various other posts and has a clean image."

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National President JP Nadda arrive in Raipur, to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Chhattisgarh CM-designate Vishnu Deo Sai.

Preparations are going on in full swing at Science College ground in Raipur, where the swearing-in ceremony will be held at 2 PM. More than 50,000 people are expected to attend the function.

Assam CM & BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma arrives in Raipur to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Chhattisgarh CM-designate Vishnu Deo Sai.

"I can say with confidence that BJP will fulfil all its promises in the state."

BJP MLA Vishnu Deo Sai will take oath as chief minister of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday at an event in Raipur which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, senior BJP leaders and chief ministers of other states. "Like the historic victory of BJP in the elections, the swearing-in ceremony of Sai and the council of minister will also be historic," state party chief Arun Sao said.

Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of Chhattisgarh CM designate Vishnu Deo Sai, Goa CM Pramod Sawant says, "I would like to congratulate all leaders and party workers of Chhattisgarh. The decision of BJP falls in line with PM Modi’s guarantee for the people of Chhattisgarh, and the new team that will take oath today will strive to deliver their best…"

On being asked about Rahul Gandhi’s 'history' jibe at Amit Shah, he says "This is the first time unfiltered and true historical facts are coming into the public discourse, everyone should be well aware of history."

Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister-designate Vishnu Deo Sai on Wednesday offered prayers at Jagannath Temple in Raipur.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister-designate and his council of ministers will be taking oaths today in Raipur.

In the Jagannath temple, he conducted ritualistic worship of Lord Jagannath, Mata Subhadra, and Balaram Ji. Concurrently, Purandar Mishra, a Member of the Legislative Assembly from North Raipur, was in attendance.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami leave for Raipur to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Chhattisgarh CM-designate Vishnu Deo Sai.

Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of Chhattisgarh CM-designate Vishnu Deo Sai, his wife Kaushalya Devi says, "We are very excited. There are no words to express the feeling. We are here due to your love and blessings. It is both luck and good work that he did..."

Chhattisgarh CM-designate Vishnu Deo Sai says, "Today, I have to take oath as the CM. My mother, wife, brother and entire family are here...Dilip Singh Judeo is my political idol, he brought me to politics. He had a great role to play for me to reach where I am today."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president JP Nadda and other leaders leave from the venue of the swearing-in ceremony, in Bhopal.

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, an OBC leader and three-time BJP MLA, who is considered close to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), started his political career when he was a student and climbed up the ladder to occupy the top post in Madhya Pradesh.

The 58-year-old MLA from Ujjain South took oath on Wednesday as the chief minister of MP.

He is the state's fourth OBC chief minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2003, after Uma Bharti, Babulal Gaur and Shivraj Singh Chouhan. He is also the second CM from Ujjain, after Prakash Chandra Sethi of the Congress.

Mohan Yadav takes oath as Madhya Pradesh CM, BJP leaders Jagdish Devda and Rajendra Shukla take oath as the Deputy CMs of Madhya Pradesh

Oath ceremony concludes

Rajendra Shukla takes oath as MP deputy CM

Jagdish Devda takes oath as MP deputy CM

Mohan Yadav takes oath as Madhya Pradesh chief minister.