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1. Senior BJP leader Bhupendra Patel, known to be a protege of former Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, will succeed Vijay Rupani as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. While he was elected the leader of the legislature party after a meeting, it is believed that he was the choice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Amit Shah. The Union Home Minister is scheduled to attend Patel's swearing-in ceremony today. 2. The Tamil Nadu government will today introduce a bill in the assembly that seeks the President's assent to exempt the state's medical aspirant from taking the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, a day after the death of a 19-year-old sparked a political storm. Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin said on Sunday that NEET is a major issue in the country. 3. A man allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Ulhasnagar on Friday, police officials indicated on Sunday. The 35-year-old accused was arrested by the railway police on Sunday under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Railway Police Commissioner Qaisar Khalid told the media that two police stations had refused to register the girl's complaint, saying that the crime had not occurred in their jurisdiction. The complaint was subsequently filed with the railway police. 4. Smarting after a day of ridicule over a goofed-up newspaper ad, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath set the tone for next year's state elections, raging at people who say 'Abba Jaan' in a double-edged barb that was seen grazing the minority Muslim community as well as his predecessor Akhilesh Yadav. 'Under PM Modi's leadership, there is no place for appeasement politics. Before 2017 was everyone able to get ration. Only those who used to say 'Abba Jaan' were digesting the ration,' said Adityanath at an event in the state's Kushinagar.