Police have made tight security arrangements for the swearing-in ceremony. Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh and the party's senior leader M Venkaiah Naidu will be present
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The governor told the delegation that he was considering the matter.
A demand was also made that the Election Commission take appropriate action over the alleged money deal.