Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has retained crucial portfolios, including Home and Finance, as cabinet positions were allocated to the Council of Ministers on Sunday, just days after his swearing-in.
Saini will oversee several key departments: Home, Finance, Excise and Taxation, Planning, Town and Country Planning, Urban Estates, Information, Public Relations, Language and Culture, Administration of Justice, General Administration, Housing for All, Criminal Investigation (C.I.D.), Personnel and Training, and Law and Legislative Affairs.
Minister Anil Vij will handle the Energy, Transport, and Labour portfolios, while Minister Shruti Choudhry will oversee Women and Child Development, as well as Irrigation and Water Resources.
Nayab Singh Saini was sworn in as Chief Minister of Haryana for the second time under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government on Thursday. Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya administered the oath of office to Saini and his council of ministers during a ceremony at Dussehra Ground in Panchkula.
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“Taking a vow to tirelessly serve his 2.80 crore family members of Haryana state, he has assumed charge as the Chief Servant of the state. I am emotional and bowed down. The resolve of Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas and Sabka Vishwas is paramount. We will leave no stone unturned in making Haryana the best, prosperous and self-reliant state. Under the leadership and guidance of Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, our full majority government will be dedicated to service, good governance, equality, prosperity and welfare of the poor,” Haryana CM wrote on X.
The BJP is forming its third consecutive government in Haryana after winning 48 out of 90 seats in the assembly elections, while the Congress secured 37 seats.