In a dramatic political development BJP leader and state party president Nayab Singh Saini was sworn in as Haryana’s new chief minister hours after Manohar Lal Khattar and his Cabinet ministers resigned from their posts.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted on X as Saini took over as CM
Congratulations to Shri @NayabSainiBJP Ji on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Haryana. Wishing him and his team of Ministers the very best for their efforts in fulfilling the aspirations of the people of Haryana.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 12, 2024
Five others took the oath as members of the new council of ministers along with Saini. They are BJP leaders Kanwar Pal, Mool Chand Sharma, Jai Parkash Dalal and Banwari Lal and Independent MLA Ranjit Singh Chautala.
Saini was administered the oath by Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya during a ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan .
Earlier in the day, the BJP named OBC leader Saini (54) as Haryana’s new chief minister. He is the party’s s MP from Kurukshetra.
The development comes just weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Khattar’s second term as chief minister was also to end in October when the assembly polls are due.
Khattar and all 13 other members of the BJP-led council of ministers submitted their resignations to the governor as a team of the party’s central observers arrived in Chandigarh.
Reacting to the developments, After Nayab Singh Saini took oath as the chief minister of Haryana, Congress MP Deepender Hooda quoted by ANI said , “People were upset with the govt. 10 years of the BJP govt have made Haryana number one in unemployment. crime, atrocities…This govt has removed the state from the path of development…”
Former Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar quoted by ANI said , “…The 10 seats in the state were won by the BJP. The JJP leaders must have talked to the central leadership…There is nothing official but they (JJP) have decided that they will fight the Lok Sabha seats separately and accordingly the decisions have been made…”
