Jaipur: Vasundhara Raje, who led the Bharatiya Janata Party to a historic win in Rajasthan, will on Friday be sworn-in as the Chief Minister in Jaipur.
Raje will take the oath of office inside the premises of Assembly building at a ceremony which will be attended by BJP's prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi, party president Rajnath Singh, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and other senior leaders, party sources said.
Raje had invited Telugu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu for her swearing-in ceremony raising speculation of a TDP- BJP alliance. However, TDP sources said that Chandrababu cancelled his Jaipur trip at the last minute after The Telangana bill was sent to the state Assembly.
Over 50 thousands visitors are expected to attend the ceremony for which arrangements are being made within the building premises and outside at Jan Path, sources said.
Seating arrangements, drinking water facility, parking, security among other arrangements are being made for visitors who will attend the programme at Janpath.
60-year-old Raje, who belongs to the royal Scindia family of Gwalior and married in Rajasthan, has been elected to the state assembly thrice and five times to Lok Sabha.
Raje became Rajasthan's first woman chief minister in 2003 when the "angrezi-speaking maharani", a phrase used by her critics to refer to her elitist and royal background, led BJP to its most famous victory in the predominantly rural state.
(With additional information from PTI)
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