BJP’s Harvinder Kalyan elected Haryana Assembly Speaker, Krishan Midha his deputy

After that, pro-tem Speaker Raghuvir Singh Kadian announced Kalyan’s election as the Speaker of the 15th Haryana Legislative Assembly.

An MLA from Gharaunda (Karnal), Kalyan is considered close to Saini and Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar. He was the BJP convener for the Karnal Lok Sabha seat, from where Khattar was elected, during the parliamentary polls earlier this year.

Ahead of the Cabinet expansion, Kalyan was seen as a strong contender for a ministry as it would have ensured representation for his Ror community in the caste-centric politics of Haryana. Currently, Karnal district, which was a power centre during the Khattar’s tenure, is not represented in the Cabinet.

Midha, who is from the Hindu Punjabi community, is also a three-time MLA. Currently, no legislator from the Jind district is in the Cabinet. This time, only one member from the Punjabi community has been inducted into the Cabinet, Anil Vij.

In the 90-member House, the ruling BJP has won 48 seats and enjoys the support of all three Independent legislators. The principal Opposition Congress has 37 seats while the Indian National Lok Dal has two seats.