Modi to take oath as CM tomorrow

Narendra Modi, who led the BJP to victory in the state once again, will be sworn in at 12.39 pm, considered an auspicious time.

Narendra Modi will take oath for the third time as Gujarat chief minister on Tuesday, which is veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday.

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Modi, who on Sunday led the BJP to victory in Gujarat once again winning 117 of the 182 seats, will take the oath of office at 12.39 pm, considered an auspicious time.

The grand ceremony is likely to take place either at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, where the same ceremony was held in December 2002, or in capital Gandhinagar.

There were plans earlier to hold the function in Rajkot, the main city of the Saurashtra region that was the hub of anti-Modi dissidents in the party.

BJP sources here said top central leaders including Vajpayee were likely to attend the ceremony.