Raipur: Veteran BJP leader Raman Singh was today sworn in as Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh for the third consecutive term.
61-year-old Ayurvedic doctor-turned-politician Raman Singh was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Shekhar Dutt during a grand swearing-in ceremony at the Police Parade Ground where tight security arrangements were put in place.
The oath-taking ceremony was attended by BJP President Rajnath Singh, senior party leader L K Advani, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, among others.
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parriker, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi and BJP leader Vasundhara Raje Scindia, who will take oath as Rajasthan Chief Minister tomorrow, were also present during the grand function.
The ceremony was also attended by BJP leaders Harshavardhan Singh, Venkaiah Naidu, Nitin Gadkari, Ravishankar Prasad, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Navjot Singh Siddhu, Ananth Kumar, Uma Bharati, Smriti Irani and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda.
