Vishnu Deo Sai took oath as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh this evening. Mr Sai's deputies, Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma, also took the oath of office.
The swearing-in ceremony, held in Raipur, was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP chief JP Nadda, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, among other leaders.
The BJP, balancing the caste dynamics in the three heartland states it recently won, sprung a massive surprise with its choice of Chief Ministers and their deputies.
In Chhattisgarh, the BJP appointed a tribal Chief Minister, with two deputies - one a leader from the Other Backward Classes and the other a Brahmin.