Nayab Singh Saini was on Wednesday chosen as the leader of the Haryana BJP Legislature Party in a meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Chandigarh. Nayab Saini will now take oath as Haryana Chief Minister for the second time on October 17.
Union Minister Shah said that Haryana’s victory is the result of the developmental narrative carried by the Prime Minister across the country.
The BJP is set to form its third successive government in Haryana after it won 48 seats in the 90-member assembly as per the results announced last week. The Congress won 37 seats.
The oath-taking ceremony is slated to be held at Panchkula at 10 am at Dussehra Ground in Sector 5 on October 17. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be present, along with senior leaders from the BJP and Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers from NDA-ruled states.