Naib Saini takes oath as Haryana CM for the second consecutive time and CM Saini and new ministers with PM Modi after taking oath.
In Haryana, Naib Saini was sworn in as CM for the second time. Saini became the 19th chief minister of the state. However, he is the 11th leader to rise to the post of chief minister. The investiture ceremony took place at the Dussehra Ground in Panchkula.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the ceremony as the chief guest. Along with BJP president JP Nadda, Union ministers Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari and Rajnath Singh, CMs and deputy CMs of 18 states also attended the swearing-in ceremony.
13 ministers took oath alongside CM Saini. Of which a maximum of 5 faces belong to the OBC category. 2 ministers each from Jat, Brahmin and SC categories were created. Apart from this, one minister each from the Punjabi, Rajput and Vaishya communities has been appointed.
Among the newly appointed ministers, Anil Vij, Krishnalal Panwar, Rao Narbir, Mahipal Dhanda, Vipul Goyal and Krishna Bedi had been ministers earlier. Apart from this, Ranbir Gangwa was vice president in the previous BJP government. Among the new faces, Arvind Sharma, Shyam Singh Rana, Aarti Rao, Shruti Chaudhary and Gaurav Gautam became ministers for the first time. The BJP has not adopted the formula of creating deputy CMs in Haryana like UP, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
As soon as the new government is formed, CM Nayab Saini has called the first cabinet meeting tomorrow (October 18) morning. Into which departments can be divided.
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