Nayab Singh Saini will take oath as the Chief Minister of Haryana on Thursday and the ceremony will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the top leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), besides other leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). .
Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Saini. Saini will become the Chief Minister for the second time. During this period, Saini’s cabinet members are also likely to be sworn in.
Haryana can have a maximum of 14 ministers including the Chief Minister. Tight security arrangements have been made in view of the swearing-in ceremony to be held in Panchkula. In the elections held on October 5 in Haryana, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a historic third term in the state by winning 48 seats in the 90-member assembly.
Whereas Congress won 37 seats. Saini (54) had met Dattatreya on Wednesday. He staked claim to form the next government after being unanimously elected leader of the BJP legislature party at a meeting held at the party office in Panchkula. With the formation of BJP government in Haryana for the third consecutive time, Saini will take oath as Chief Minister for the second time.
