Anil Vij 'gets upset easily': ML Khattar as BJP leader skips Nayab Saini's oath
9 months, 1 week ago

Anil Vij 'gets upset easily': ML Khattar as BJP leader skips Nayab Saini's oath

India Today  

Former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, speaking to reporters about BJP leader Anil Vij, said the latter "gets upset easily, but becomes normal later." Khattar's remark came as Vij skipped Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini's swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, where, according to Khattar, he would also have been inducted into the cabinet. But he could not come," Khattar told reporters in Chandigarh when asked whether Vij's name was there in the race for the post of Deputy Chief Minister. Earlier in the day, former Home Minister Vij had walked out of the BJP legislature party meeting, in which Saini was elected as the leader, in a huff.

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Eknath Shinde to take oath as Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Eknath Shinde to take oath as Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Shiv Sena president Eknath Shinde would be taking oath as deputy chief minister of Maharashtra at the swearing-in ceremony here on Thursday evening, his party colleague Uday Samant announced. BJP legislature party leader Devendra Fadnavis would take oath as chief minister, while Shinde and NCP chief Ajit Pawar would be sworn in as his deputies at the ceremony to …

BJP appoints Nirmala Sitharaman and ex-Gujarat CM as Maharashtra Legislature party observers
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

BJP appoints Nirmala Sitharaman and ex-Gujarat CM as Maharashtra Legislature party observers

Live Mint  

BJP appointed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani as central observers for the Maharashtra Legislature party meeting. The development comes two days after NCP chief Ajit Pawar confirmed that the Chief Minister will be from the BJP, with deputy chief ministers from both the NCP and Shiv Sena. Shiv Sena and NCP have elected Eknath …

Maharashtra News: Maharashtra Government To Take Oath On 5th December | ABP News
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Maharashtra News: Maharashtra Government To Take Oath On 5th December | ABP News

ABP News  

In Maharashtra, the suspense over the Chief Minister's post has finally ended. On Saturday, NCP leader Ajit Pawar made a significant statement regarding the CM position, confirming that the next Chief Minister will be from the BJP, while two Deputy Chief Ministers will be from the other ruling Mahayuti alliance partners. Ajit Pawar was in the city to meet 95-year-old …

Anil Vij predicts ‘same magic’ as Haryana polls for Maharashtra, Jharkhand elections: ‘Only Narendra Modi…’
1 month, 1 week ago

Anil Vij predicts ‘same magic’ as Haryana polls for Maharashtra, Jharkhand elections: ‘Only Narendra Modi…’

Live Mint  

Haryana’s Health Minister, Anil Vij, on Tuesday, expressed strong confidence that the “same magic” seen in recent state elections in Haryana will work wonders for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the upcoming assembly elections in Jharkhand and Maharashtra. Anil Vij’s Confidence in PM Modi's Vision Vij, a prominent BJP leader, praised Prime Minister Modi for changing the direction of Indian …

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini Retains Home, Finance Portfolios
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2 months ago

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini Retains Home, Finance Portfolios

The Hindu  

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has allocated portfolios to various departments, including Home, Finance, Energy, Transport, Health, Labour, Education, Environment, Forests, Wildlife, Industries, Revenue, Disaster Management, Urban Local Bodies, Civil Aviation, Agriculture, Farmers Welfare, Public Health Engineering, Social Justice, Empowerment, SCs and BCs welfare, Women and Child Development, Development, Mines and Geology, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Youth …

Haryana CM Saini Retains Home, Finance Portfolios
2 months ago

Haryana CM Saini Retains Home, Finance Portfolios

Deccan Chronicle  

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has retained his home, finance, and planning portfolios, while Anil Vij has been assigned the energy and transport portfolio. The health department has been allotted to Arti Singh Rao, while the labour department has been given to Vij. Other portfolios include industries and commerce, environment, forests and wildlife, education, revenue and disaster management, urban …

Grand Assembly as Haryana CM Takes Oath
2 months ago

Grand Assembly as Haryana CM Takes Oath

Hindustan Times  

A grand swearing-in ceremony for the new Haryana CM, Pushkar Singh Dhami, took place in Panchkula. The event was attended by prominent political leaders from across the country, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers, and state governors. The ceremony was well-organized and a display of unity and camaraderie among the political parties.

BJP's Nayab Singh Saini to Take Oath as Haryana's CM
2 months, 1 week ago

BJP's Nayab Singh Saini to Take Oath as Haryana's CM

ABP News  

The new BJP government in Haryana will be sworn in on Thursday. The swearing-in ceremony will be held at Sector 5 Dussehra Ground in Panchkula at 12.30 pm and more than 1 lakh party workers are expected to be present there. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior BJP leaders and chief ministers of the NDA-ruled states are likely to attend the …

Haryana Election 2024: When And Where To Watch Exit Poll Results; Know Key Candidates, Seats
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana Election 2024: When And Where To Watch Exit Poll Results; Know Key Candidates, Seats

ABP News  

Haryana election 2024: Voting for the Haryana Assembly elections is being held in a single phase from 7 am to 6 pm on Saturday. Haryana Election Exit Poll: When And Where To Watch Exit polls will be released shortly after voting concludes, with predictions set to air at 6:30 pm, in accordance with Election Commission of India guidelines. Haryana Election …

Haryana poll: Saini, Hooda go full throttle on last day
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana poll: Saini, Hooda go full throttle on last day

Hindustan Times  

On the last day of campaigning in Haryana, caretaker chief minister Nayab Saini prayed at Mata Bala Sundri temple on the first day of Navratras at Ladwa, from where he is the BJP candidate. In Karnal, former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda addressed a press conference just an hour ahead when the campaign ended with party nominees Sumita Singh, Dharampal …

BJP will win Kalka seat with huge margin: Manohar Lal Khattar
2 months, 4 weeks ago

BJP will win Kalka seat with huge margin: Manohar Lal Khattar

Hindustan Times  

Reiterating that the Bharatiya Janata Party will be forming government in Haryana for the third time, Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday expressed confidence in winning the Kalka assembly seat with a huge margin. Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar during BJP’s worker sammelan in Kalka. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Khattar, who was in Kalka for BJP’s “worker sammelan,” encouraged …

Hot seat: Karnal: In Khattar’s bastion, Congress, BJP locked in head-to-head contest
3 months ago

Hot seat: Karnal: In Khattar’s bastion, Congress, BJP locked in head-to-head contest

Hindustan Times  

This year, the electioneering in Karnal is seemingly low-key and more of a bipolar contest between the Congress, which has fielded former two-time MLA from the seat, Sumita Singh, and the Bharatiya Janata Party from which Manohar Lal Khattar’s former media coordinator Jagmohan Anand is in the fray. In the last 10 years, Karnal elected two BJP MLAs as chief …

People want to see me as CM even today: Rao Inderjit Singh
3 months, 2 weeks ago

People want to see me as CM even today: Rao Inderjit Singh

Hindustan Times  

Union minister and senior BJP leader Rao Inderjit Singh on Monday said that even today the people want to see him as the chief minister of Haryana, adding that south Haryana has played a key role in making Manohar Lal Khattar as CM twice. Interacting with reporters ahead of the nomination process of party candidate and Kosli MLA Laxman Yadav …

Haryana Elections: CM Saini Accuses Congress, AAP Of Being 'Stuck In A Quagmire Of Corruption'
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana Elections: CM Saini Accuses Congress, AAP Of Being 'Stuck In A Quagmire Of Corruption'

ABP News  

Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday accused the Congress and AAP, who are looking to forge an alliance for the Assembly election, of being "stuck in a quagmire of corruption" and claimed they would be wiped out in the polls. In March, BJP replaced Manohar Lal Khattar with its then state unit president Nayab Singh Saini as …

Haryana assembly polls: BJP eyeing Saini community votes in Ladwa
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana assembly polls: BJP eyeing Saini community votes in Ladwa

Hindustan Times  

Eyeing the OBC votes, the Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini from Ladwa assembly constituency. Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Saini recently had secured a victory from Karnal during the by-election held along with Lok Sabha polls in June. Speculations about CM Saini contesting from two seats--Karnal and Ladwa--were already …

Haryana Election 2024 CM Nayab Singh Saini Hints Contesting 2 Assembly Seats Karnal Ladwa BJP Mohan Lal Badoli
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Haryana Election 2024 CM Nayab Singh Saini Hints Contesting 2 Assembly Seats Karnal Ladwa BJP Mohan Lal Badoli

ABP News  

In the lead-up to the Haryana Assembly elections, confusion has emerged regarding Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini's candidacy. On Friday, state BJP chief Mohan Lal Badoli announced that Saini would contest from Ladwa in the Kurukshetra district. Asked directly if he would file nominations from two seats, Saini avoided a clear answer, stating, "I will fight the election from Karnal", …

Vote for AAP to build ‘new Haryana’: Sunita Kejriwal
4 months, 1 week ago

Vote for AAP to build ‘new Haryana’: Sunita Kejriwal

Hindustan Times  

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Haryana of “not undertaking any development work” in the last 10 years and asked people to vote for the Aam Aadmi Party in the upcoming assembly polls to build a “new Haryana”. Sunita Kejriwal, wife of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, during the ‘Badlaav …

Anita Katyal | Only Modi came to Ambani event, but Cong second rung attended it
5 months ago

Anita Katyal | Only Modi came to Ambani event, but Cong second rung attended it

Deccan Chronicle  

There was considerable chatter in the run-up to the grand finale of the Ambani wedding whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi would put in an appearance in view of the Opposition’s charge about his undue proximity to two leading industrialists. The other less charitable explanation is that the Prime Minister wanted to make a solo appearance and to send out a …

First-time MLA Mohan Lal is new Haryana BJP chief
5 months, 2 weeks ago

First-time MLA Mohan Lal is new Haryana BJP chief

Hindustan Times  

Relieving Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini of the dual charge of state unit chief, the Bharatiya Janata party on Tuesday appointed first time MLA Mohan Lal Badoli, 61, as the state president. Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini with the newly appointed state BJP chief Mohan Lal Badoli. Former chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, a Punjabi- Khatri, Rao Inderjit Singh, …

Former Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar gets Power and Urban Affairs Ministry
6 months, 1 week ago

Former Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar gets Power and Urban Affairs Ministry

Hindustan Times  

Manohar Lal Khattar, the first chief minister of Haryana from BJP and Lok Sabha MP from Karnal, was made the Union Cabinet Minister for Power and Urban Affairs on Monday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi allocated portfolios to his Union council of ministers. Karnal BJP MP Manohar Lal Khattar takes oath as minister during the swearing-in ceremony of new Union …

In Modi Cabinet 3.0, Some Surprise Entries and Some High Profile Exits
6 months, 2 weeks ago

In Modi Cabinet 3.0, Some Surprise Entries and Some High Profile Exits

The Quint  

JP Nadda: Jagat Prakash Nadda, currently the president of the BJP, served as the Health Minister in the first Modi Cabinet in 2014. Nadda's swearing in as a Cabinet Minister is surprising, considering the BJP's performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Manohar Lal Khattar: Former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar also took oath as the Cabinet Minister. Jual …

Odisha: BJP Govt's Oath Ceremony Postponed To June 12, Suresh Pujari In New Delhi Amid CM Speculations
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha: BJP Govt's Oath Ceremony Postponed To June 12, Suresh Pujari In New Delhi Amid CM Speculations

ABP News  

Odisha News: The swearing-in ceremony for Odisha's first BJP government has been rescheduled from June 10 to June 12, party leaders Jatin Mohanty and Vijaypal Singh Tomar confirmed on Sunday. Odisha BJP MLA Suresh Pujari Rushes To New Delhi, Triggers Speculation That He Is Contender For CM Post Suspense remains over the identity of the new chief minister. Senior BJP …

Lok Sabha Election Result: BJP's Loss is Congress' Gain in Haryana; Why BJP Lost
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election Result: BJP's Loss is Congress' Gain in Haryana; Why BJP Lost

The Quint  

Former Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar is leading with a comfortable margin of at least two lakh votes in Karnal, from where he was elected as the MLA in the 2019 Assembly elections. The Congress had fielded President of the Haryana Youth Congress Divyanshu Budhiraja against Khattar, who is contesting the Lok Sabha elections for the first time. Ahead …

Lok Sabha polls: United by blood, divided by politics
7 months ago

Lok Sabha polls: United by blood, divided by politics

Hindustan Times  

Former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan and his younger brother Kuldeep Bishnoi, a two-time Member of Parliament, have started canvassing for their respective party candidates for the Sirsa parliamentary seat. Congress leader Chander Mohan is holding closed-door meetings for party candidate from Sirsa, Kumari Selja, and his younger brother Kuldeep Bishnoi is seeking votes for BJP nominee Ashok Tanwar, …

Haryana political crisis: CM Saini accuses Congress of ‘misleading’ people, JJP MLAs meet Khattar | Top updates
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana political crisis: CM Saini accuses Congress of ‘misleading’ people, JJP MLAs meet Khattar | Top updates

Hindustan Times  

Amid the ongoing political crisis in Haryana, where three independent legislators withdrew their support to the state BJP government, taking away its majority, chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday accused the Congress of “misleading people.” Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini The MLAs – Randhir Golan from Pundri, Dharmpal Gonder from Nilokheri and Sombir Singh Sangwan from Dadri – …

As Dushyant Seeks Floor Test, CM Saini Adds Twist to Haryana Political Crisis with 3 JJP MLAs at His Media Address
7 months, 2 weeks ago

As Dushyant Seeks Floor Test, CM Saini Adds Twist to Haryana Political Crisis with 3 JJP MLAs at His Media Address

News 18  

In a fresh twist to the intriguing sequence of events in Haryana politics, chief minister Nayab Singh Saini addressed the media on Friday along with three sitting Jannayak Janata Party MLAs. State’s former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that the Bharatiya Janata Party government is in minority, and they “welcome Dushyant Chautala’s statement of supporting Congress. • As JJP’s …

Haryana news: Dushyant Chautala says Congress does not want to topple BJP govt ‘due to ED, CBI cases’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana news: Dushyant Chautala says Congress does not want to topple BJP govt ‘due to ED, CBI cases’

Live Mint  

Haryana News: Jannayak Janta Party leader Dushyant Chautala has written to Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya seeking a floor test. Nayab Singh Saini was inducted as the Chief Minister of Haryana after BJP leader Manohar Lal Khattar resigned from the post and as an MLA in March this year. Dushyant Chautala, a key player in the political dynamics, expressed in an …

Haryana govt not in trouble, says CM Saini, blames Congress for creating confusion
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana govt not in trouble, says CM Saini, blames Congress for creating confusion

Hindustan Times  

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday said his government is not in any trouble and working strongly, a day after three Independent MLAs withdrew support to the BJP dispensation. The BJP has 40 MLAs, the Congress 30, the Jan Nayak Janata Party 10, the Haryana Lokhit Party and the Indian National Lok Dal one each besides six Independents. …

JJP leader Dushyant Chautala promises support to bring down Haryana government
7 months, 2 weeks ago

JJP leader Dushyant Chautala promises support to bring down Haryana government

Hindustan Times  

Jannayak Janta Party leader and former deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala on Wednesday promised support to bring down the government in Haryana if former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda thinks it needs to be done. JJP withdrew support to the then Manohar Lal Khattar government in March, prompting Bharatiya Janata Party to appoint Saini as the chief minister. Hooda said …

I’ve been treated like a stranger in my own party: Anil Vij
7 months, 3 weeks ago

I’ve been treated like a stranger in my own party: Anil Vij

Hindustan Times  

Mincing no words, Ambala Cantt MLA and former Haryana home minister Anil Vij on Wednesday said that he is being sidelined and treated like a “stranger” within his party. Vij, who held the home, health, AYUSH and medical education and research portfolios in former Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s cabinet, has been upset ever since the party named Nayab …

Election Commission notification: Bombay HC order to have bearing on Karnal bypoll
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Election Commission notification: Bombay HC order to have bearing on Karnal bypoll

Hindustan Times  

The decision of the Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court to set aside Election Commission’s decision to hold a bypoll for Akola West assembly constituency in Maharashtra will have repercussions on the Karnal assembly byelection in Haryana. The HC quashed the EC notification of March 16 to hold Akola West assembly bypoll on the grounds that the remaining term …

Haryana: Khattar kick starts poll campaign for Karnal LS seat
9 months ago

Haryana: Khattar kick starts poll campaign for Karnal LS seat

Hindustan Times  

Former chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday kickstarted his Lok Sabha polls campaign. Khattar was with chief minister Nayab Saini at the new grain market in Gharounda in Karnal He was with chief minister Nayab Saini at the new grain market in Gharounda in Karnal. The BJP last week, had announced Khattar as their parliamentary candidate from the Karnal …

Haryana cabinet expansion: List of ministers who took oath in Nayab Saini govt
9 months ago

Haryana cabinet expansion: List of ministers who took oath in Nayab Saini govt

Hindustan Times  

The Nayab Singh Saini-led government in Haryana carried out its first cabinet expansion on Tuesday by inducting eight MLAs as ministers of state. Haryana cabinet expansion List of newly-inducted ministers: Hisar MLA Dr Kamal Gupta Badkhal MLA Seema Trikha Panipat Rural MLA Mahipal Dhanda Ambala City MLA Aseem Goel Nangal Chaudhary MLA Abhe Singh Yadav Thanesar MLA Subhash Sudha Bawani …

Felt happy like a family elder, says Khattar on Saini taking over as Haryana CM
9 months ago

Felt happy like a family elder, says Khattar on Saini taking over as Haryana CM

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh, Former Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said when Nayab Singh Saini succeeded him, it gave him the same happiness which any elder of a family will get. HT Image {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The BJP last week replaced Khattar, 69, with OBC leader Saini, 54, as Haryana's chief minister in a swift switch in the state. …

Haryana cabinet expansion today; CM Saini sure of perfect 10 for BJP
9 months ago

Haryana cabinet expansion today; CM Saini sure of perfect 10 for BJP

Hindustan Times  

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, who will be expanding his cabinet in Chandigarh on Tuesday evening, expressed confidence that the people of Haryana would ensure the BJP retains all 10 Lok Sabha seats in the state. Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini flanked by Speaker Gian Chand Gupta and Ambala BJP Lok Sabha candidate Banto Kataria after paying obeisance …

HC notice on plea challenging appointment of Saini as Haryana CM
9 months ago

HC notice on plea challenging appointment of Saini as Haryana CM

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday sought a response from the Centre and Haryana government on a public interest litigation challenging the appointment of Nayab Singh Saini as Haryana chief minister. The PIL from lawyer Jagmohan Singh Bhatti claims Saini was appointed the chief minister without him having tendered his resignation from his Parliamentary seat. Saini is holder …

HC seeks response from Centre over plea challenging CM Nayab Saini's appointment
9 months ago

HC seeks response from Centre over plea challenging CM Nayab Saini's appointment

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre, Haryana government and Election Commission on a plea challenging the appointment of Nayab Singh Saini as the chief minister. Speaking to reporters here, Bhatti said he has submitted that Saini's appointment as Haryana chief minister is "illegal" on various grounds. Bhatti said he has also submitted that …

Day after resignation as CM, Khattar gets Lok Sabha poll ticket: ‘Grateful to PM Modi, JP Nadda’
9 months, 1 week ago

Day after resignation as CM, Khattar gets Lok Sabha poll ticket: ‘Grateful to PM Modi, JP Nadda’

Hindustan Times  

Manohar Lal Khattar, who resigned as Haryana chief minister a day ago, paving the way for party colleague Nayab Singh Saini, was on Wednesday named by the Bharatiya Janata Party as its candidate from the state's Karnal constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Former Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar speaking in the assembly during voting on the confidence vote …

BJP's 2nd list of candidates for Lok Sabha: Khattar from Karnal, Nitin Gadkari retains Nagpur
9 months, 1 week ago

BJP's 2nd list of candidates for Lok Sabha: Khattar from Karnal, Nitin Gadkari retains Nagpur

Hindustan Times  

The BJP on Wednesday released the second list of 72 candidates which featured big names like Manohar Lal Khattar, Nitin Gadkari, Anurag Thakur, Piyush Goyal, and Tejasvi Surya among others. Union minister Nitin Gadkari retains his Nagpur seat after there was a little uncertainly as his name did not feature in the first list of the candidates for the 2024 …

New Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini's Appointment Challenged In High Court
9 months, 1 week ago

New Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini's Appointment Challenged In High Court

Live Law  

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed today in the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging the appointment of Haryana's new Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, who is also a BJP's Lok Sabha MP from Kurukshetra.After former CM ML Khattar resigned and the entire cabinet stepped down yesterday, Saini was appointed as the new CM of Haryana.The plea stated that …

Haryana CM Nayab Saini wins floor test by voice vote
9 months, 1 week ago

Haryana CM Nayab Saini wins floor test by voice vote

Hindustan Times  

A day after taking oath, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini won the confidence motion by voice vote in the assembly on Wednesday. Rao Dan Singh said: “Just two days ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi heaped praise on former chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar and overnight a change of leadership happens. The BJP knows that to beat anti-incumbency and failures …

Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini: Low-profile OBC leader who rose through BJP ranks
9 months, 1 week ago

Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini: Low-profile OBC leader who rose through BJP ranks

New Indian Express  

Sanini was elected MLA from the Naraingarh assembly segment in 2014 when the BJP came to power in the state for the first time. The BJP in October appointed Saini as its Haryana unit president in place of Om Prakash Dhankar. The support of Jats, who are the most populous community in the state, is largely seen to be divided …

Challenges galore before new Haryana CM Nayab Saini
9 months, 1 week ago

Challenges galore before new Haryana CM Nayab Saini

Hindustan Times  

There are certain similarities in the way the newly sworn Haryana chief minister, Nayab Singh Saini and his predecessor and mentor, Manohar Lal Khattar who resigned on Tuesday, were chosen for the top post. Saini comes with the background of being a one-time MLA and an MP besides serving as a junior minister of the state in the 2014 BJP …

Upset Anil Vij skips swearing-in ceremony
9 months, 1 week ago

Upset Anil Vij skips swearing-in ceremony

Hindustan Times  

Six-time MLA and senior-most minister in the outgoing cabinet, Anil Vij, 70, on Tuesday stayed away from the oath ceremony of the new cabinet in Chandigarh. Third in the rank after former chief minister Khattar and former deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala, Anil Vij held home, health, AYUSH and medical education and research portfolios. Even as his name was on …

From Khattar’s aide to CM: The rise of Nayab Saini
9 months, 1 week ago

From Khattar’s aide to CM: The rise of Nayab Saini

Hindustan Times  

By Tuesday afternoon, it was clear that 54-year-old Nayab Saini was set to become the eleventh man to be Haryana’s chief minister since the state was formed in 1966. Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatraya administers the oath to BJP leader Nayab Singh Saini as chief minister of Haryana, on Tuesday. In a state which has always been dominated by the influential …

From ML Khattar’s aide to Haryana CM: The rise of Nayab Saini
9 months, 1 week ago

From ML Khattar’s aide to Haryana CM: The rise of Nayab Saini

Hindustan Times  

By Tuesday afternoon, it was clear that 54-year-old Nayab Saini was to set to become the eleventh man to be Haryana’s chief minister since the state was formed in 1966. Haryana chief minister Naib Singh Saini Read here: Haryana twist: Nayab Saini replaces Khattar as CM, BJP cuts ties with JJP Born in January 25,1970, in Mirzapur Majra village in …

‘He gets upset quickly’: Manohar Lal Khattar on Anil Vij skipping Nayab Singh Saini's oath
9 months, 1 week ago

‘He gets upset quickly’: Manohar Lal Khattar on Anil Vij skipping Nayab Singh Saini's oath

Hindustan Times  

When Nayab Singh Saini took oath as Haryana chief minister, there was one leader whose absence became a talking point: Anil Vij. Senior BJP leader Anil Vij was not present at Nayab Singh Saini's oath ceremony. Former chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, under whom Vij had served as home minister, admitted that the senior leader was upset. Saini, a 54-year-old …

Nayab Singh Saini to be new Haryana chief minister
9 months, 1 week ago

Nayab Singh Saini to be new Haryana chief minister

Hindustan Times  

Haryana BJP president and Kurukshetra MP Nayab Singh Saini, 53, will take oath as the new chief minister in Chandigarh at 5pm on Tuesday. Haryana BJP president and Kurukshetra MP Nayab Singh Saini being felicitated by state party in-charge Biplab Kumar Deb, observers Arjun Munda and Tarun Chugh as outgoing chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar looks on in Chandigarh on …

Who is Nayab Singh Saini, Haryana's next CM after Manohar Lal Khattar resigned?
9 months, 1 week ago

Who is Nayab Singh Saini, Haryana's next CM after Manohar Lal Khattar resigned?

Hindustan Times  

The BJP legislature party in Haryana elected Nayab Singh Saini as its leader, paving the way for the state unit chief to take up the chief minister's office after Manohar Lal Khattar's exit. Haryana BJP state president Nayab Singh Saini “Hearty congratulations and best wishes to State BJP President Shri @NayabSainiBJP ji on being elected as the leader of the …

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