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Bhagwat also said every work carried out in an appropriate manner of 'Satyam', 'Shivam', 'Sundaram', too, becomes Yoga.
Addressing the joint sitting of the state legislature at the start of the Budget session, the Governor said that besides effectively controlling the spread of the virus, the government also brought back migrants stranded in other states amid the pandemic.
The state cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had earlier this week approved the draft ordinance to curb forcible or "dishonest" religious conversions including those for the sake of marriage, which could land violators in jail for up to 10 years.
Soon after landing in Ayodhya, the Governor and the chief minister offered prayers to Lord Ram and later welcomed actors representing Lord Ram, Goddess Sita and Lakshman who descended on the Saryu bank in a 'pushpak viman’ — a helicopter.
Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Ajay Kumar Mittal administered the oath of office to Patel in the presence of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, some other state politicians and officials
Opposition members rushed into the Well displaying placards and raising slogans on issues ranging from the amended citizenship law, unemployment and farmer distress as the governor continued reading out her address.
It has secured support of a total of 121 MLAs, including SP - 1 and BSP - 2 legislators as also of four independents, to cross the majority mark of 116 seats.
The Congress had on Tuesday night submitted a letter to the governor seeking an appointment, after results were announced and was almost clear that it will emerge as the single largest party.
Patel will discharge the additional duties until the regular arrangements for the office of governor of Chhattisgarh are made, he said.
Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Hemant Gupta administered the oath of office to Patel at a ceremony held at the Raj Bhawan here.
After the resignation of Chief Minister Anandiben Patel and reconstitution of the council of ministers, Gujarat Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all 25 ministers including the newly-elected Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.
Nine ministers from the previous Cabinet, including some considered as loyalists of outgoing Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, have been dropped.
"Nitinbhai and I, we are thankful to the national president (Amit Shah), Prime Minister Narendra Modi, parliamentary board and party leadership for giving us such a huge responsibility.
The Patel strongman from North Gujarat who was Cabinet minister for Health in the former Anandiben Patel government was the senior-most in the Anandiben Patel-government. He was first elected to the Gujarat assembly in 1990 and has been MLA for the fourth time.
Earlier, BJP's Parliamentary Board accepted Anandiben Patel's offer to resign paving the way for appointment of a new chief minister to lead the party ahead of the 2017 Assembly polls.
"Anandiben Patel will submit her resignation this evening to the Governor. All the ministers and other leaders will accompany her," state party in-charge Dinesh Sharma told reporters.
"BJP chief Amit Shah not being considered for CM's post. The party needs him at the national level," Venkaiah Naidu said after the BJP Parliamentary Board meeting.
In Delhi, BJP Parliamentary Board is meeting on Wednesday when it is likely to accept Patel's offer to resign and begin the process of picking up her successor.
"13 years of Modi rule, not 2 years of Anandiben are responsible for Gujarat burning. Sacrificing the scapegoat won't save the BJP," Gandhi said on his official Twitter handle.
The four top contenders for the post of chief minister are Health Minister Nitinbhai Patel, Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, Finance Minister Saurabh Patel and state BJP president Vijay Rupani.
Congress today said Anandiben Patel has decided to step down as Gujarat Chief Minister due to pressure from the top leadership of BJP which is "losing ground" in the state, and termed the move an indication of the saffron party's defeat in the assembly polls due next year.
Under the leadership of Patel, who has been a minister in the BJP government since 1998 and CM from 2014, the BJP for the first time in the post-Narendra Modi era in Gujarat is facing a tough challenge from its opponents.
Over 4.65 lakh Gujarat government employees and more than 4.12 lakh pensioners would benefit from this decision, a release from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said.
Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel and the state social justice minister are likely to visit Una on Wednesday. Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will also visit the state later.
The Gujarat government today announced its first ever 'IT and Electronics Start-up Policy', having special focus on encouraging new ventures by providing them various incentives and subsidies.
