The newly elected state president of Bharatiya Janata Party, Vishwakarma, arrived at the BJP state headquarters, Kamalam, in Gandhinagar at 9.30 am on Saturday after paying respects at Ahmedabad’s Camp Hanuman Temple along with Ahmedabad city BJP president Prerak Shah. Vishwakarma arrived at Kamalam in a rally, where party workers gave him a grand welcome with drums and traditional fanfare. Following the official announcement at Kamalam, he assumed the office of Gujarat BJP State President. Leading figures present at the swearing-in included MP and Central Election in-charge K Laxman, Gujarat Pradesh in-charge Bhupendra Yadav, outgoing state president C R Patil, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, and organisation general secretary Ratnakar. The official announcement of the new state president’s name was made by the state election committee.