Taking a leaf out of the book of the swearing-in ceremony of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress Government in Maharashtra, when from Chief Minister Uddhav Thackrey to Ministers took oath by invoking their political leaders, Ministers of Arvind Kejriwal Government in Delhi too departed from the tradition of taking oath in the name of God.
Arvind Kejriwal's Cabinet member Gopal Rai did it in the name of martyrs of the freedom struggle. Rai was the Labour Minister in the previous AAP Government. He had also held the charge of general administration department.
Rajendra Pal Gautam, who was the Social Welfare Minister in the previous Arvind Kejriwal dispensation, took oath in the name of Lord Buddha at the Ramlila Maidan where a joyous crowd kept shouting 'Lage raho Kejriwal', 'We love you Kejriwal'.
Imran Hussain took oath of office in the name of Allah and later oath of secrecy in the name of God (Ishwar).
Six legislators, including Satyendar Jain and Kailash Gahlot, were sworn in as Ministers in the newly-formed Delhi Cabinet on Sunday. Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal administered the oath of office and secrecy.
The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP won 62 seats out of 70 in the Delhi Assembly elections, while the Bharatiya Janata Party bagged eight seats. The Congress drew a blank for the second consecutive time.
Unassuming and always wearing a smile, Manish Sisodia, who holds the number two position in the Delhi Government as well as its purse strings, took oath as a Minister in the new Arvind Kejriwal-led Cabinet for the third time.
Sisodia (48) is known to be Kejriwal's close confidant and has come a long way to emerge as a prominent figure in Delhi's political landscape. He is also credited with spearheading the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) education agenda.
After the swearing-in ceremony, the AAP leader took to Twitter to thank those who contributed funds for his election campaign.
"Today as I restart my journey as minister in @ArvindKejriwal cabinet, I would also like to thank all the people who contributed funds for my election in patparganj. Total 28 lakh was contributed online within 48 hrs," he said.