Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel is set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday at 4 pm in New Delhi. The CM will also  scheduled meet Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP National President JP Nadda at 6 pm in the national capital

Notably, This will be Patel's prime meeting with the country's top leadership, after taking the Chief Minister's post. He reached Garvi Gujarat Bhavan at 10 am today. During his visit, he first met President Ram Nath Kovind. His courtesy call on the President lasted about 20 minutes.

Rashtrapati Bhavan in its tweet noted: "Bhupendra Patel, Chief Minister of Gujarat, called on President Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan," Later, he also met Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Home Minister Amit Shah at 12 noon. He also met Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Parshottam Rupala.

It is considered that during the meeting the new Chief Minister can have discussion with the national president about how to work for the upcoming elections. Bhupendra Patel was sworn-in to the topmost position in the state on Monday. Gujarat Cabinet's swearing-in ceremony was held on Thursday, a total of 24 ministers took oath at Raj Bhawan in Gandhinagar.

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