Nayab Singh Saini will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Haryana at 10 am October 17, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party, including Mr Saini’s counterparts from other BJP-ruled states, sources said Saturday.
This will be Mr Saini’s second term; his first began March after Manohar Lal Khattar quit to contest the Lok Sabha election. Mr Saini was seen then as a surprise pick to head the party in the heartland state, particularly with a general and Assembly election on the horizon.
The BJP recorded an (ultimately) convincing victory in the 2024 Haryana Assembly election, counting for which was held on Tuesday. Exit polls predicted a clear win for the Congress and the opposition party raced into an early lead. But by 10 am the tables had turned.
The BJP eventually won 48 of the state’s 90 seats for a historic third straight Assembly election victory; Haryana had never before elected the same party three times running.
The Congress finished with 37 seats – six more than it won in 2014 but a poor return considering the party was supposed to win at least 55, well over the majority mark of 46.
Speaking in Delhi after the Haryana election win, Prime Minister Modi lavished praise on party workers and followers and lashed out at the Congress, which he called, among other things, a “parasitic party” that wins only when powered by its alliance partner.
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