Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, October 16-
In a meeting of the Haryana BJP Legislature Party in Panchkula on Wednesday, party MLAs have endorsed the name of incumbent Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini as the leader of the group in the Assembly.
Saini will take oath as the new Haryana CM in Panchkula on Thursday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, CM's of the BJP-ruled states, and leaders of the NDA attending the swearing-in ceremony. A few MLAs will also take oath as ministers along with Saini.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav attended the meeting as central observers at Panchkamal, the Panchkula-based BJP office. The senior BJP leaders meet Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya to stake a claim to form the new government
The BJP will form the government in Haryana a record third time. In the recent Assembly polls, the BJP won 48 seats for the 90-member House and all three Independent MLAs have announced their support to the party.