Haryana CM News Live Updates: Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, along with his cabinet ministers, tendered their resignations to governor Bandaru Dattatreya. Later, in a meeting, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appointed its state unit chief Nayab Saini as legislature group leader. The new chief minister will take oath at 5pm. The development occurs amid strain in relations between the BJP and the deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala-led Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), primarily related to the failure to reach a seat-sharing agreement for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in the state. Who is Nayab Singh Saini? 1. Nayab Singh Saini, the sitting Member of Parliament from Kurukshetra, has been appointed as the leader of the BJP legislature group in Haryana. 2. Saini, belonging to the OBC community, assumed the position of the Haryana BJP state president in October last year. 3. His association with the BJP dates back to 1996, starting with organizational roles and progressing through various significant positions within the party. 4. Nayab Singh Saini's political career saw significant milestones, including his election as an MLA from the Narayangarh constituency in 2014 and his ministerial appointment in the Haryana government in 2016. 5. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Saini secured victory from the Kurukshetra constituency, defeating his closest rival from the Indian National Congress with a substantial margin. 6. Saini is known to be a confidante of Manohar Lal Khattar, and his appointment as the leader of the legislature group is seen in the context of electoral and caste considerations.
