Narendra Modi to take oath as Chief Minister today

Narendra Modi was on Tuesday unanimously elected the
leader of Gujarat BJP legislature party, which later met
Governor Kamla Beniwal and staked claim to form a new
government in the state under his leadership.
Earlier, all 114 newly-elected BJP MLAs chose Mr Modi as their
leader at a meeting in Gandhinagar, paving the way for his
swearing-in as Chief Minister for the fourth time, in the
presence of central party observer Arun Jaitley.
Mr Modi's name was proposed by Vaju Vala, Finance Minister
in the outgoing Cabinet, and seconded by four other senior
legislators. All other party MLAs supported the 62-year-old BJP
stalwart's candidature for the top post.
Gujarat BJP President R C Faldu later led a delegation of party
leaders to Raj Bhavan here and handed over a letter to the
Governor informing her about Mr Modi's election.
Mr Modi will take oath on Wednesday at 11 am. BJP had won
115 seats in the 182-member Gujarat Assembly in the just-
concluded polls.
In his address to the MLAs at the city town hall, Mr Modi
congratulated BJP workers and credited them for the party's
"historic" victory in the Assembly elections.
"If any of the newly-elected MLA here believes that he won
because of Narendra Modi then he is mistaken because this
win is not due to the magic of Mr Modi but is the result of
hard work of BJP workers," he said.
"Each and every party worker worked with dedication, not only
for elections but through the last many years to develop trust
with people and that has brought this win."
"The BJP in Gujarat has established high moral standards and
has become a role model for all other political parties in the
country. BJP in Gujarat has shown team spirit in true sense,"
he added.