Oct 17, 2024
Komal Das
Nayab Singh Saini Takes Oath As Haryana CM For Second Time
Haryana Chief Minister-designate Nayab Singh Saini on took oath as the Chief Minister of the northern state for the second time
Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya administered the oath of office and secrecy to Saini and his cabinet of ministers
BJP veteran Anil Vij, 7-time MLA from Ambala Cantt, was also sworn in as a state cabinet minister
The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari and Rajnath Singh
Saini's mentor and former Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar was also present at the mega event on Panchkula's Dussehra Ground
In the recently conducted assembly elections, the BJP secured absolute majority in Haryana with 48 seats in its kitty
Saini won from the Ladwa assembly seat in the Kurukshetra district with a margin of more than 16,000 votes
Nayab Singh Saini replaced M L Khattar as the Chief Minister of the state in March this year due to the strong anti-incumbency against the latter