Anandiben Patel to be new CM of Gujarat

1.    Anandiben Patel to be new CM of Gujarat

i. Gujarat Revenue Minister Anandiben Patel was today elected leader of the BJP Legislature Party Leader, who will succeed PM-designate Narendra Modi as Chief Minister of the state.

ii. 73-year-old Patel’s name was proposed and adopted unanimously at a meeting of the Legislature Party in the presence of Modi, who had moments earlier had resigned as the chief minister.

iii. She will be the first woman chief minister of Gujarat.

iv. Patel, considered to be very close to Modi, is minister of Revenue and Urban Development in the Modi government. She was also a minister in the government of Modi’s predecessor Keshubhai Patel.

2.    Modi resigns as Gujarat Chief Minister 

i. Ending his 12-year stint as Gujarat chief minister and Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi submitted his resignation to state Governor Kamla Beniwal. 

ii. Modi will take oath as the prime minister on 26 May. 
iii. BJP legislature party will meet in Gandhinagar in the evening to elect a new leader. Reports say that Gujarat Revenue Minister Anandiben Patel's name has been cleared by Modi and that it's just a matter of time before her name is announced. 
iv. Anandeben Patel is considered to be a close aide of Modi and has been a long-standing minister in the Gujarat government. If appointed, she will be the state's first woman chief minister. 

v. The swearing-in of the new Chief Minister will take place on Thursday at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhingar. Modi will attend the ceremony. 

3.    Pawan Chamling is Sikkim CM for record 5th time

i. Pawan Chamling was today sworn in as Sikkim Chief Minister for a record fifth consecutive time. Governor Shriniwas Patil administered the oath of officet o Chamling and 11 ministers at Raj Bhawan in Gangtok.

ii. The Chamling-led Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) had secured a two-thirds majority in the Assembly elections winning 22 seats out of 32. He was yesterday elected as the SDF Legislature Party leader following which the Governor invited him to form the government.