THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
Chandigarh, March 12: Nayab Singh Saini, an OBC leader of the BJP, took the oath of office as the new Chief Minister of Haryana on Tuesday evening, replacing Manohar Lal Khattar.
Nayab Singh Saini was sworn in at Raj Bhawan around 5 pm, with Manohar Lal Khattar, the outgoing leader, present. Before assuming the spotlight, Saini sought blessings from Khattar.
As Haryana Cabinet ministers, BJP leaders Mool Chand Sharma, Jai Parkash Dalal, Banwari Lal, and Kanwar Pal Gujjar also took an oath of office. Independent MLA Ranjit Singh Chautala also took the oath of office as a minister.
Shortly after Manohar Lal Khattar and his Cabinet tendered their resignations to Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya earlier in the day, Nayab Singh Saini, aged 54, was unanimously chosen as the BJP’s Legislative Party leader in the presence of Haryana-in-charge Biplab Dev and Khattar.
The day was characterized by widespread speculation about divisions within the governing BJP and Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) coalition in Haryana, especially regarding negotiations over allocation of seats for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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14 ministers, including Khattar, and three JJP members, led by Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, made up the departing cabinet. Together, they all put forward their resignations.
Know Nayab Singh Saini
Nayab Singh Saini became associated with the BJP in 1996, initially serving within the Haryana BJP’s organizational framework as a state general secretary until 2000.
He progressed within the party, assuming roles such as district general secretary of the BJP Youth Wing in Ambala in 2002, and later becoming the district president in 2005.
54-year-old Kurukshetra MP Saini, who won the Kurukshetra seat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections by a margin of more than 3.83 lakh votes over his closest opponent, Indian National Congress (INC) member Nirmal Singh, was named the Haryana BJP state president in October of last year.
Considered Manohar Lal Khattar’s confidante, Saini was initially elected as an MLA in 2014 and has since held ministerial positions.
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