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Five-time legislator Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday took oath as the 13th chief minister of Himachal Pradesh in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah.
The grand ceremony was held at the historic ‘Ridge Maidan’ in Shimla and the oath of office and secrecy was administered to Thakur by Governor Acharya Dev Vrat.
Present at the function along with Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah were Union Ministers including Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari as well as chief ministers of BJP ruled states including Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath.
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Thousands of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers had thronged the historic grounds and the chants of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ reverberated in the air soon after Thakur took his oath.
Thakur, who will turn 53 on January 6, is seen as a “gentle” leader and is a close aide of Union Minister JP Nadda who too hails from the hill state and was in the race for the post of CM until Thakur’s name was finalised on December 24.
As per reports, Thakur’s name was proposed by two-time former Chief Minister PK Dhumal and seconded by Nadda and another two-time Chief Minister Shanta Kumar.
Belonging to the Rajput community, who has a significant presence in the hill state, Thakur won his fifth consecutive assembly election from Seraj, earlier known as Chachiot in Mandi district.
He has risen through the ranks and is known for his humble, clean and low-profile nature.
The BJP wrested power in Himachal from the Congress, winning close to a two thirds majority with 44 seats in the 68-member Assembly. The Congress won 21 seats, independents two and the Communist Party of India-Marxist one.
Thakur emerged as a front runner after Dhumal and state party chief Satpal Satti were defeated in the November 9 elections. The poll results were declared on December 18.
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