Haryana Govt Crisis: The new Haryana Chief Minister along with two deputies will be held on Tuesday evening after Manohar Lal Khattar along with his Cabinet resigned earlier today.
According to reports, former Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij and Bhavya Bishnoi will take oath as Deputy Chief Ministers. Nayab Singh Saini, an RSS member and a BJP loyal, will be sworn in as Chief Minister.
Saini, who is an MP from Kurukshetra, was unanimously elected as the leader of the state BJP legislature group and will be sworn in later in the day, party MLAs Subhash Sudha and JP Dalal told reporters.
The switch in Haryana came amid the ruling BJP-JJP coalition coming apart, though party leaders from both sides did not make immediate comments.
Khattar and all 13 other members of the BJP-led council of ministers submitted their resignations to Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, as a team of the party's central observers -- Union Minister Arjun Munda and party general secretary Tarun Chugh -- arrived in Chandigarh.
In a post on X, Dushyant Chautala thanked the people of the state for giving him the opportunity to serve the state as deputy chief minister of Haryana.
"I consider it my good fortune and express my gratitude to every person of Haryana from the bottom of my heart. Your support and cooperation for the welfare of Haryana and public works has always been energizing for me," he said.
He said with limited time and limited numbers, they have worked day and night to protect the interests of Haryana. They have got the work of every section and every area of Haryana done by the government, the former deputy chief minister further said.
"I will always be grateful to you for the constant trust you have shown in us and the support you have always given us during our times of difficulty and struggle," Dushyant Chautala said.
"I assure you that following the footsteps of Jannayak Chaudhary Devi Lal, I will always be dedicated to protecting the interests of Haryana and the people of Haryana.
Our efforts for social and economic security of the people of Haryana will continue," he added.
The BJP leaders had earlier maintained that the post-poll alliance with JJP was only for running the government and not for contesting polls as the saffron outfit had said 'lotus' (BJP poll symbol) will bloom on all 10 Lok Sabha seats in the state.
With inputs from PTI
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