Rupani, who was elected from the Rajkot West constituency, his deputy Nitin Patel and several other ministers were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor OP Kohli at a grand ceremony in Gujarat's Gandhinagar.
While Kamal Nath pointed out that Gujarat is a BJP bastion and Shashi Tharoor appreciated the fact that the "journey" had been good,
While senior Union ministers, including Rajnath Singh and Prakash Javadekar, said the polls trends reflect Modi's leadership, party leaders like Sakshi Maharaj attributed the outcome to the Prime Minister's "magic".
"Having no model of development, the Congress party manifesto is one of fiscal impossibility," Jaitley said.
The high-octane campaign for the first phase of the crucial Gujarat polls, viewed as a prestige battle for PM Modi and a litmus test for the leadership of soon-to-be Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, will come to an end today.
The rally of Modi can be again rescheduled on December 7.
"We are not openly extending support to Congress, but we will fight BJP. So directly or indirectly, there will be support to Congress", Patel said while addressing the media.
Jaitley said the Congress has used terrorists to defeat “one man” in the state in past three elections in Guajarat.
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