NEW DELHI: Nayab Singh Saini is set to be sworn in as the chief minister of Haryana for a second term on Thursday, October 17. He was elected as leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislative party.
Former home and family welfare minister Anil Vij is learned to have proposed the name of Saini.
The BJP had contested the assembly elections projecting Saini as the chief ministerial face.Saini, who was made the CM in March 2024 before the Lok Sabha elections, won the Ladwa seat in Kurukshetra district.
Reacting to BJP’s decision, Saini told party workers, “On behalf of the people of Haryana, I would like to welcome Amit Shah. I am very happy that the central leadership of the party appointed four in-charge and they all worked towards making BJP win in Haryana for the third time with a big mandate. I would like to thank Dharmendra Pradhan and others.”
The ceremony will take place at the Dusshera grounds in Sector 5, Panchkula, at 10 am. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior BJP leaders are expected to attend the event.