Nayab Singh Saini Takes Oath As Haryana CM For Second Term; PM Modi, Top BJP Leaders Present

Nayab Singh Saini took oath as the Chief Minister of Haryana on Thursday, after the BJP secured a third consecutive term in the state assembly.

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Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini (ANI photo)

Nayab Singh Saini took oath as the Chief Minister of Haryana on Thursday, days after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured an unprecedented third term in the state, winning 48 seats in the 90-member assembly. With the BJP forming the government for a third time in a row in Haryana, Saini took oath as the Chief Minister for the second time.

The ceremony was held at the Shalimar Ground in Panchkula, and Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya administered the oath of office and secrecy.

After Saini, BJP MLA Anil Vij took oath as a cabinet minister in the Haryana government.

Israna MLA Krishan Lal Panwar, Badshahpur MLA Rao Narbir Singh, BJP leaders Mahipal Dhanda, Vipul Goel, Arvind Kumar Sharma and Shyam Singh Rana also took oath as ministers.

Before taking the oath, Saini offered prayers at the Valmiki Temple in Panchkula today, on the occasion of Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti.

Speaking to reporters, Saini said, “It is a matter of good fortune for me that today is the birth anniversary of Lord Valmiki. He worked to end the evils prevalent in the society and gave a message to the society. Today it is my good fortune that I have got the opportunity to worship at the feet of Lord Valmiki. I extend my heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to all the people of the state on his birth anniversary."

Later, Saini also offered prayers at Mansa Devi Temple ahead of his swearing-in ceremony in Panchkula.

On Wednesday, Saini met Governor Dattatreya and staked claim to form the next government after he was unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP legislature party in a meeting held at the party office in Panchkula.

WHO ALL ATTENDED SAINI’s OATH

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP’s top leadership, among others, attended Saini’s oath-taking ceremony. In total, nearly 50,000 people attended the mega event, media reports said.

Several Union Ministers, including Rajnath Singh, Chirag Paswan, Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, Ramdas Athawale, Jayant Chaudhary, along with BJP leader Manjinder, and party chief JP Nadda, chief ministers of many states, and senior party leaders also attended the oath-taking event.

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose arrived in Chandigarh today morning to attend the ceremony.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and both his deputies – Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also attended the event.

On Tuesday, Haryana BJP chief Mohan Lal Badoli said while PM Modi, Union Ministers, chief ministers of the BJP-ruled states and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners will attend the oath-taking function, Opposition leaders of various parties, ‘progressive farmers’, ‘Lakhpati Didis’ and people from various social organisations have also been invited.

SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS

Massive security arrangements had been made in the wake of the swearing-in ceremony. A total of 14 LED screens were installed at the event venue so that people could witness the function.

A traffic advisory had also been issued ahead of the swearing-in event.

HARYANA ELECTION RESULT

In the October 5 Haryana polls, the BJP won 48 seats in the 90-member assembly and secured an unprecedented third term in the state. The Congress won 37 seats.

In a departure from tradition, the BJP had declared that Saini would remain Chief Minister if the party returned to power in Haryana after the assembly polls.

Saini had replaced Manohar Lal Khattar as the Chief Minister of Haryana in March.

Saini, an Other Backward Class (OBC) face of the party, had won the Ladwa seat in Kurukshetra district.

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Saini’s elevation from the Haryana BJP president to Chief Minister in March came at a time when the party was facing anti-incumbency following Khattar’s tenure of nine-and-a-half years and attacks from a buoyant opposition on farmers’ issues, unemployment, Agnipath scheme, inflation, and law and order.

Days after Saini was brought in by the BJP, the Model Code of Conduct came into effect with the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections, and later ahead of the assembly elections, effectively giving him only two months to shift the public perception.

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New Delhi, India

First Published:
October 17, 2024, 07:33 IST