After Bharatiya Janata Party's spectacular performance winning a third consecutive tenure, Haryana's incumbent Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini is likely to take oath as the Chief Minister of Haryana on Tuesday, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Union ministers, and CMs of BJP-ruled states, are also expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony.
According to BJP leaders, Haryana may follow the precedent set by other states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha by introducing two Deputy Chief Ministers.
This dual-leadership model is anticipated to balance party seniority, and caste representation within the Cabinet. The senior-most leader, former Home Minister Anil Vij, is tipped to be one of the Deputy CMs, while the other position may go to a Brahmin MLA, potentially offering a more inclusive leadership structure.
In another development, Rajya Sabha MP Kartikeya Sharma met Saini in Delhi, as his mother, Shakti Rani Sharma, had secured a win from the Kalka constituency.
In another strategic meeting, Rajya Sabha MP Kiran Chaudhary and her daughter Shruti Chaudhary, the newly elected MLA from Tosham, met with Union Minister Khattar, indicating a broader coalition-building process within the BJP.
A 10-member committee headed by the Panchkula district commissioner has been set up by the state chief secretary to oversee the arrangements for the ceremony.
The ceremony was initially scheduled for October 12, but was postponed to accommodate the Prime Minister's schedule. According to sources, the Parade Ground had been chosen as the venue as it was adjoining Indradhanush Auditorium Complex, which had a huge secured parking space for VVIPs.
Another ground in the vicinity near a mall had been reserved as the venue. All the necessary arrangements for the Haryana CM oath-taking ceremony are overseen by a district-level committee.
In an official order issued on Thursday, Chief Secretary TVSN Prasad said that additional deputy commissioner and municipal commissioner of Panchkula will also be members of the committee. The BJP Legislature Party is likely to meet a day ahead of the oath-taking ceremony to elect its leader who will be the state's new chief minister, most probably 54-year-old Saini.
Saini, talking to reporters in Kurukshetra, parried the question about the date of the swearing-in. "We will tell you the date…the oath ceremony will be held soon..," he said.
A day after the election results, Saini met Modi and credited him for the historic hat trick. He also met BJP chief JP Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
