North News
Panchkula, October 17
Nayab Singh Saini was sworn in as Chief Minister of Haryana in a grand ceremony held in Panchkula on Thursday. Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya administered the oath of office and secrecy to Nayab Singh Saini, who became the Chief Minister for a second time at a ceremony held in Dussehra Ground. Besides it, former Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Anil Vij and several MLAs, including Krishan Lal Panwar and Shruti Choudhary, were sworn in as ministers in Chief Minister Saini’s cabinet. Among the inducted ministers were BJP MLAs Arti Singh Rao (Ateli), Rajesh Nagar (Tigaon), Gaurav Gautam (Palwal), Arvind Kumar Sharma (Gohana), Shyam Singh Rana (Radaur), and Ranbir Singh Gangwa (Barwala). Other prominent names include Rao Narbir Singh (Badshahpur), Mahipal Dhanda (Panipat), and Vipul Goel (Faridabad).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior BJP leaders, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel were present in the swearing-in ceremony function. After the swearing-in ceremony, Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar expressed gratitude to National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders, chief ministers, and deputy chief ministers from various states for their attendance.“This is the first time since 1980 that any party has formed a government thrice in Haryana or any other state. It is only the BJP that has achieved this milestone in several states,” Khattar said.
