PM Modi to skip Raghubar Das' swearing-in ceremony due to bad weather

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah would not be present at the swearing-in ceremony of Raghubar Das as Jharkhand Chief Minister today, due to bad weather.

Prime Minister Modi made the announcement on social networking site Twitter.

"Was to travel to Jharkhand to attend the oath taking ceremony of Shri Raghubar Das but am unable to do so due to weather conditions," he tweeted.

He also congratulated Raghubar Das on his new role as Chief Minister of Jharkhand and congratulated the people of the state for voting for stability.

"I would like to congratulate Shri Raghubar Das on taking over as Jharkhand CM and convey my best wishes to him. People of Jharkhand voted for stability. I congratulate them and pray that Jharkhand scales new heights of progress in the coming years," he further tweeted.

The oath-taking ceremony, which will take place today at the Morhabadi ground at 11 am, will see Raghubar Das take over as the first non-tribal Chief Minister of Jharkhand.

In the recently concluded elections in the state, the BJP and its ally the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) had bagged 42 seats in the 81-member assembly.