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Chandigarh: OBC leader Nayab Singh Saini took the oath as Haryana Chief Minister on Thursday for the second time as the BJP swept to power in the state for the third consecutive time. Saini was elected the BJP’s Legislature Party leader in a meeting on Wednesday, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav present as Central observers.
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BJP President JP Nadda, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari and Rajnath Singh along with CMs and Deputy CMs of many states also attended the swearing-in ceremony of Naib Saini.
Along with Nayab Saini, 13 ministers will take oath. These include Anil Vij, Shyam Singh Rana, Mahipal Dhanda, Krishna Lal Panwar, Arvind Sharma, Ranbir Singh Gangwa, Aarti Rao, Shruti Chaudhary, Rao Narbir Singh, Vipul Goyal, Rajesh Nagar Gurjar, Gaurav Gautam and Krishna Kumar Bedi. All the MLAs have reached the stage. The portfolios of these ministers will be announced later.
Yesterday he called on Governor Bandaru Dattatreya and staked his claim to form the government. The swearing-in ceremony, in Panchkula, is specially scheduled to be held on Valmiki Jayanti on Thursday and is attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states.
On Wednesday, Saini was unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP Legislature Party leader and staked claims to form the government. Saini, 54, took oath as the Chief Minister at Parade Ground in Sector-5 in Panchkula in the presence of Prime Minister Modi, Union Minister Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, besides Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states. Three Independent MLAs- Savitri Jindal, Devendra Kadyan, and Rajesh Doon- have also supported Saini.
The BJP won the Assembly elections for the third straight time fighting anti-incumbency, winning 48 seats in the 90-seat assembly. The Congress won 37 seats, while the INLD secured two and three Independents were elected. All three Independent MLAs have extended unconditional support to the government. Nayab Singh Saini was appointed Chief Minister of Haryana in March after Manohar Lal Khattar resigned from the position ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
