Chandigarh: The swearing-in ceremony of the new government of Bharatiya Janata Party in Haryana may take place after Dussehra. According to information given by sources on Thursday, factors like caste and regional equations can also be considered in the formation of the cabinet. Let us inform that before his possible swearing in as the head of the new government in the state after the party’s landslide victory in the assembly elections, Naib Singh Saini had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior BJP leaders in Delhi on Wednesday.
Naib Singh Saini’s coronation almost certain
Saini Also met Union Minister and BJP’s election in-charge for Haryana Dharmendra Pradhan in Delhi on Thursday. BJP had indicated during the elections that if Saini, who replaced Manohar Lal Khattar as Chief Minister in March and comes from the OBC category, wins, he would be the party’s choice for the post of CM. BJP has given its best performance so far in Haryana by securing 48 seats which is 11 more than Congress’s seat count. JJP and AAP have been wiped out in this election while INLD managed to win only 2 seats.
Naib Singh Saini met Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the landslide victory in Haryana.
Dhanda and Moolchand Sharma also in the race for ministerial post
A Haryana BJP leader said the swearing-in ceremony of the new government is likely to be held after the Dussehra festival on October 12. Let us tell you that 8 out of 10 ministers of the current Saini cabinet had to face defeat in the Haryana Assembly elections, but Mahipal Dhanda was successful in winning from Panipat Rural and Moolchand Sharma from Ballabhgarh seat. Sources said both Dhanda, who belongs to the Jat community, and Sharma, who is a Brahmin face, are among the possible contenders for ministerial posts in the new government.
Whose luck will shine among the two ‘Krishna’?
Haryana can have a maximum of 14 ministers including the Chief Minister. This time BJP maintained its dominance in Ahirwal region. Of the 17 Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved seats in Haryana, BJP has won eight. Leaders of Dalit community who can join the race for ministerial post include senior leaders Krishna Lal Panwar and Krishna Kumar, who won from Israna seat. Panwar, a former Rajya Sabha member, had contested the assembly elections while former MLA Krishna Kumar, who won from Narwana, may also be a choice for the post of minister.
Home Minister Amit Shah sweetened Nayab Singh Saini’s face after the victory.
Will Aarti Singh Rao also get ministerial post?
The party has won 10 out of 11 seats in the Ahirwal region of South Haryana. Let us tell you that most of the candidates from this area are considered close to Union Minister and Gurgaon MP Rao Inderjit Singh. Rao’s daughter Aarti Singh Rao, who won from Ateli seat, is also in the race for the ministerial post. Sources said that Om Prakash Yadav, who won from Narnaul, and senior leader Rao Narbir Singh, who won from Badshahpur, are also in the race for ministerial post. Apart from Aarti, other women faces include Shruti, who won from Tosham seat, daughter of senior leader Kiran Choudhary, and Shakti Rani Sharma, who won from Kalka, are also in the race.
Savitri Jindal is also not out of the race for ministerial post
Sources said that the three winning independent MLAs have announced that they will support the new government if it is formed, but the name of Savitri Jindal, MLA from Hisar seat, has not been excluded from the race for the post of minister. Other contenders for the ministerial post include the names of senior BJP leaders Anil Vij, Shyam Singh Rana, Jagmohan Anand, Harvinder Kalyan, Krishna Lal Midha, Arvind Kumar Sharma, Vipul Goyal, Nikhil Madan and Ghanshyam Das. Devendra Attri, who won from Uchana Kalan seat, is also in the race for potential ministers, defeating his nearest rival Brijendra Singh of Congress. This seat was with JJP leader Dushyant Chautala. (Language)