In Pics: Shivraj, Vasundhara Keep Differences Aside Greet Gehlot, Pilot, Kamal Nath

Congress President Rahul Gandhi. PTI Photo

Congress leader Ashok Gehlot was sworn in on Monday as the 12th Chief Minister of Rajasthan, while the party's state president Sachin Pilot took oath as his deputy at a ceremony in Jaipur.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu also attended the event. PTI Photo

Before the ceremony started, Kamal Nath greeted the leaders on the stage and held Shivraj Singh Chouhan's hand and greeted the people. The scenes were lapped up by the hundreds of Congress activists and supporters gathered there.

Also, Kamal Nath, who steered his party to victory in Madhya Pradesh, was sworn in as its 18th Chief Minister, bringing to an end 15 years of BJP rule in the state which had become the saffron party's stronghold.

Governor Kalyan Singh administered the oath of office to Gehlot and Pilot in the presence of Congress president Rahul Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh at the Albert Hall. PTI Photo

Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia also greeted his paternal aunt and former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje during the swearing-in ceremony of the Ashok Gehlot government. PTI Photo

Keeping their differences aside Vasundhara Raje and other BJP leaders greeted the new Rajasthan chief minister and deputy chief minister. PTI Photo

Outgoing Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje, NCP's Sharad Pawar, LJD leader Sharad Yadav, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah,, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, DMK leader M K Stalin, JMM leader Hemant Soren, JVM leader Babulal Marandi were among others who were present at the ceremony. PTI Photo