Amit Shah, the union home minister, senior BJP leaders, and chief ministers of other states were present when tribal leader and former union minister Vishnu Deo Sai took the oath of office as chief minister of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday at a ceremony in Raipur. On the premises of Raipur’s Science College, Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan gave him the oath of office. Concurrently, as the state’s Deputy Chief Ministers, Vijay Sharma and Arun Sao also took an oath. The swearing-in ceremony was attended by senior party leaders, including Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, BJP National President JP Nadda, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Moreover, former Chattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel was also present during the swearing-in ceremony.
Vishnu Deo Sai’s name was announced as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh on Sunday afternoon after a key meeting of the BJP’s newly-elected 54 MLAs in the state was held in Raipur. He won the Kunkuri Assembly seat with a total of 87,604 votes.
Sai is a prominent figure in the BJP and has held various positions, including being the former state chief and former union minister. Sai hails from the influential Sahu (Teli) community which has a sizable presence in the Durg, Raipur and Bilaspur divisions. He served as State President of the party for Chhattisgarh from 2020 until 2022. He was the Union Minister of State for Mines, Steel in the first PM Modi cabinet.