New Delhi. Naib Singh Saini took oath as the CM of Haryana for the second consecutive time. Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya administered the oath to the Chief Minister and other ministers in the swearing-in ceremony held at Dussehra ground in Panchkula. Saini was elected the leader of the legislature party a day earlier in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Saini’s name was proposed by senior BJP leader Anij Vij.
Nayab Singh Saini takes oath as Haryana CM#HaryanaElectionResult pic.twitter.com/nMNfqL1cQe
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After CM Saini, BJP MLA from Ambala Cantt Anil Vij was sworn in second. Anil Vij has been the State Home Minister in the Manohar Lal Khattar government. Vij, one of the big leaders of Haryana, has become MLA for the seventh consecutive time.
VIDEO | Senior BJP leader Anil Vij (@anilvijminister) takes oath as Cabinet minister in Nayab Singh Saini-led Haryana government.
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Krishna Lal Panwar has also been included in the Haryana Cabinet. Dalit leader Panwar has been elected MLA from Israna assembly seat for the sixth time and before this he has held the post of Transport, Housing and Jail Minister in the Khattar government.
Panchkula, Haryana: BJP MLA Krishan Lal Panwar takes oath as minister in Haryana government. pic.twitter.com/p25p5BD7Ux
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Narbir Singh, MLA from Badshahpur seat, has taken oath as cabinet minister. Narbir, who comes from the Yadav community, is a four-time MLA and has also been a minister in the Khattar government. Apart from these, Mahipal Dhandha, Vipul Goyal, Arvind Sharma, Shyam Singh Rana, Ranveer Gangwa, Krishna Bedi, Shruti Chaudhary, Aarti Singh Rao, Rajesh Nagar and Gaurav Gautam have also been sworn in as ministers.
Panchkula: BJP MLA Aarti Singh Rao took oath as cabinet minister in Haryana government. pic.twitter.com/8LvlWzXDNi
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BJP has taken care of all castes in this cabinet. One MLA from the Punjabi community, two from the Dalit community, two from the Brahmin community, two from the Jat community, while one MLA each from the Bania and Rajput communities have been sworn in. Giving special preference to the OBC community, five MLAs have been made ministers.
Panchkula: BJP MLA Rajesh Nagar took oath as minister in Haryana government. pic.twitter.com/7ovBmf0PkW
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NDA’s show of strength seen in swearing in ceremony
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, former Haryana Chief Minister and Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Madhya Pradesh Many senior leaders of BJP and NDA including Gujarat Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan were present in the swearing-in ceremony.
#WATCH Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president JP Nadda, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, UP CM Yogi Adityanath and other CMs, Deputy CMs, Union Ministers, NDA leaders present at the swearing-in ceremony of Haryana CM-designate. Unique… pic.twitter.com/evktPWkU7p
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