<p>A day after historic victory, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/bhupendra-patel-set-to-retain-cm-s-chair-after-bjp-sweeps-gujarat-polls-1169830.html" target="_blank">Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel</a> on Friday tendered his resignation along with his cabinet colleagues in order to form a new government. The BJP leaders said that Patel will continue to head the state as its chief minister and will be sworn in for the second term on December 12.</p>.<p>Patel met governor Acharya Devvrat and tendered his resignation, which was accepted. Later in the day, a notification to dissolve the assembly was issued stating, "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (b) of clause (2) of Article 174 of the Constitution of India, I, Acharya Devvrat, Governor of Gujarat, hereby dissolve the 14th Gujarat Legislative Assembly."</p>.<p>BJP leaders said that the oath-taking ceremony will be held on Monday at 2 PM in a grand function in the presence of prime minister Narendra Modi, union home minister and scores of BJP central ministers. "Bhupendra Patel will continue as the CM and the swearing-in ceremony will be held at Gandhinagar Assembly helipad ground on December 12," State BJP president C R Paatil said.</p>.<p>On Thursday, the BJP registered its biggest victory in Gujarat with 156 seats in the house of 182 Assembly seats and a vote share of 52.5 percent. It also broke Congress' 37-year-old record of winning 149 seats. The BJP's winning machine decimated the opposition Congress which was reduced to 17 seats and a vote share of 26 percent, leading to the worst defeat of the grand old party.</p>.<p>The AAP won five seats and its 128 candidates lost deposits. One of the major factors behind the record-breaking victory is attributed to AAP which directly altered the result in favour of BJP in at least 15 seats. However, the result helped the AAP emerge as a national party.</p>
<p>A day after historic victory, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/bhupendra-patel-set-to-retain-cm-s-chair-after-bjp-sweeps-gujarat-polls-1169830.html" target="_blank">Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel</a> on Friday tendered his resignation along with his cabinet colleagues in order to form a new government. The BJP leaders said that Patel will continue to head the state as its chief minister and will be sworn in for the second term on December 12.</p>.<p>Patel met governor Acharya Devvrat and tendered his resignation, which was accepted. Later in the day, a notification to dissolve the assembly was issued stating, "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (b) of clause (2) of Article 174 of the Constitution of India, I, Acharya Devvrat, Governor of Gujarat, hereby dissolve the 14th Gujarat Legislative Assembly."</p>.<p>BJP leaders said that the oath-taking ceremony will be held on Monday at 2 PM in a grand function in the presence of prime minister Narendra Modi, union home minister and scores of BJP central ministers. "Bhupendra Patel will continue as the CM and the swearing-in ceremony will be held at Gandhinagar Assembly helipad ground on December 12," State BJP president C R Paatil said.</p>.<p>On Thursday, the BJP registered its biggest victory in Gujarat with 156 seats in the house of 182 Assembly seats and a vote share of 52.5 percent. It also broke Congress' 37-year-old record of winning 149 seats. The BJP's winning machine decimated the opposition Congress which was reduced to 17 seats and a vote share of 26 percent, leading to the worst defeat of the grand old party.</p>.<p>The AAP won five seats and its 128 candidates lost deposits. One of the major factors behind the record-breaking victory is attributed to AAP which directly altered the result in favour of BJP in at least 15 seats. However, the result helped the AAP emerge as a national party.</p>
