Haryana Trust Vote Highlights: New CM Nayab Singh Saini wins trust vote, day after BJP’s big Haryana change

Former CM Manohar Lal Khattar said that just like him, Nayab Singh Saini also became a CM even though he has not been elected as an MLA. "He (PM Modi), told me that I’ll learn when I go among the people and of course, the opposition will teach me all the experiences," he said.

"I announce in this House today that I resign from Karnal Vidhan Sabha seat. Now, Nayab Saini shall take care of Karnal constituency. Whatever responsibility the party will give me, I’ll fulfill it the best of my abilities," Khattar added.

Dushyant Chautala added that the JJP will win over 50 Assembly seats when the state goes to polls later this year.

"I would like to urge the party workers to work in the field. We have not weakened. I am just 35. I will work for you for the next 40 years," he said.

He went onto say that his party did not want to end the BJP-JJP alliance in the state.

Addressing the Nav Sankalp rally, JJP leader and former Deputy CM of Haryana Dushyant Chautala said the BJP run the government with his party's support for four-and-half years, when progress was seen in the state.

'I was Hisar MP. I fought for you in the parliament. We couldn't take the old age pension to Rs 5,100 monthly, but we took it to at least to Rs 3,000 monthly.

Speaking about dissdent MLAs, Dushyant Chautala reminded the audience that Bhajan Lal had taken Chaudhary Devi Lal's entire government in the 1970s. 'There is no need to be afraid of this. No one can harm our workers,' he said.

The JJP's Nav Sankalp rally, held on the occasion of Ajay Singh Chautala's birthday, got underway in Hisar amid slogans of "Aaya Aaya, CM Aaya" but amid weak attendance.

Digvijay Singh Chautala said Nayab Saini is a CM without being an MLA, which has a validity for six months. "Dushyant Chautala will be a CM for five years," he added.

Meanwhile, JJP state president Nishan Singh said the youth (Dushyant) has to be made Chief Minister of the state.

Former Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar has resigned as MLA from Karnal constituency. 

"Although I’m MLA from Karnal, while Nayab Saini has yet not contest the assembly elections… he also has to contest polls. 
So, I announce in this House today that I resign from Karnal Vidhan Sabha seat.. now, Nayab Saini shall take care of Karnal constituency," he said.

A PIL (Public Interest Litigation) seeking quashing of the appointment of the Chief Minister of Haryana, Nayab Singh Saini, has been filed at the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The matter is yet to be listed for hearing. 

The petitioner, Advocate Jagmohan Singh Bhatti along with the appointment of the CM Haryana, Nayab Singh Saini (Member Parliament, from Kurukshetra), has also challenged the appointment of the five cabinet ministers, Kanwarpal Gujjar (MLA Chachrauli), Moolchand Sharma, Ranjit Singh (MLA Independent Rania), JP Dalal (MLA BJP Loharu), and Dr Banwari Lal (BJP MLA Baval).

A day after taking oath of office, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday won the trust vote in the state assembly. 

Addressing the Haryana Assembly after moving the confidence motion, new Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini today praised former CM Manohar Lal Khattar and said that he worked in a “mission mode to improve governance in Haryana.” “I would like to appeal to all the members of this house to support us. I would like to say that even the people of Haryana have confidence in us,” he said.

"There are innumerable works that have been done by our government. It will take lot of time if I mention it all. I have come here seeking confidence today to serve people of Haryana, to launch new programs in welfare of the state, for people of the state," said CM Nayab Singh Saini. 

"Today I have come here for the first time. I thank our Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party president JP Nadda, Amit Shah and all the union ministers, our Manohar Lal ji who have sent me to this position; and I would like to appeal to all the members of this house to support us. I would like to say that even the people of Haryana have confidence in us," he said. 

"Haryana is the State that has 100 per cent literate panchayats. It is the first State to become kerosene-free.. we are the ones who have promoted solar pumps.. Haryana is the first state to implement 50 per cent reservation for women. It is the first state where the hepatitis B vaccine is given free of cost. First Ayush university, first elevated railway track have also come in Haryana only" said CM Nayab Saini in the assembly today. 

"Today beneficiaries of social security schemes are receiving pensions directly into their bank accounts. It is all thanks to the portals that Manohar Lal ji created.. and opposition questions these portals. There are facts and figures available on how people are getting benefitted from such schemes," said new Haryana CM Nayab Saini in the state assembly today. 

"Manohar Lal is a saint who has strengthened Haryana. It was his thought that the BPL family's annual income slab should be increased to Rs 1.8 lakh.. he always felt the pain for our daughters who are pursuing education and that such students should not face any difficulties and that’s why he decided that the government will bear their education expenses," he said further. 

"Haryana is the State that honours our sportspersons in the best way," he says.

"If a poor man gets an Ayushman card, if he gets a BPL card while sitting at home, this shows governance. Manohar Lal ji worked in a Mission Mode to improve governance in the State," said new Haryana CM Nayab Saini in the state assembly today. 

"Many times we have seen that in such situations there’s always a thought that who is going to take the CM's place? Obviously, my son… but this is the BJP, where such an ordinary party worker like me has been brought here," said Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini after he moved the confidence motion in the Assembly today. 

"Raj nahi fakir hai, Manohar Lal is Pradesh ki taqdeer hai," he said. 

"Even opposition members had been saying that he (Khattar) has been an utmost honest administrator, said Saini. 

"An ordinary party worker like me was appointed on several key positions within the party. I’m thankful to Manohar Lal ji for delivering good governance in the state. I’m a member of such a family, where people had worked in the fields and taken cattle for grazing. I’m thankful to Manohar Lal ji who trusted me for this position," said Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini after he moved the confidence motion in the Assembly today. 

Congress MLAs BB Batra, Geeta Bhukkal and Raghbir Kadian have made a demand that voting be done through a secret ballot after new Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday moved a motion to seek a vote of confidence in the assembly. 

"In the upcoming polls, there will be no advantage gained by changing chief minister faces. Voting today should be held through a secret ballot, you will get to know the truth," said Congress MLA Geeta Bhukkal in the Vidhan Sabha today. 

"What is the need for this confidence motion? Why has this stage come?  BJP-JJP used to say that they had made a coordination committee that was headed by Anil Vij to finalise a common minimum programme for both the parties.. not even a single meeting of this committee took place and finally the alliance broke… Anil Vij rather even walked out of your own legislature party’s meeting yesterday… 
This government has lost confidence among people of this State," said Congress MLA Geeta Bhukkal in the Vidhan Sabha today. 

"Rather than providing employment to youth of Haryana, the government is sending them abroad to war zones like Israel.. I hope that the new CM will take note of these things and prevent the brain drain from the State," she said. 

"We told the previous CM government that schools were being shut down; MNREGS workers were not getting their wages; there are no teachers in schools, roads across Haryana are in a mess… This government has already lost the confidence of the people," said Bhukkal. 

"A while ago, Sonia Gandhi jis name was taken… she is the one who had sacrificed the prime minister’s chair.. she is a Tyagmurti and needs to be respected for that. Here is a minister Ranjit Singh, who didn’t even take his own name while taking oath yesterday.. it needs to be inquired into," she said. 

Independent MLA Nayan Pal Rawat supports the confidence motion moved by new Haryana CM Nayab Saini, in the Haryana Assembly today.

“Our PM had praised Manohar Lal jis governance model.. what’s wrong in that… in April-May, people will give their mandate… their (opposition’s) people aren’t ready to contest. Sonia Gandhi ji went to Rajya Sabha, Rahul Gandhi ji is going to Wayanad… they are the ones who ain’t ready to face people’s mandate…

It is good that Nayab Saini ji has made a beginning from MLA, then MP and today he is here as CM… every leader begins like this and then keeps achieving higher,” said Ranjit Singh, cabinet minister in the Haryana Assembly today.

“I would request the opposition to be patient… they should contest Lok Sabha and then Vidhan Sabha and see where they stand,” he said further.

“I would request the Members of this House to support the new face, to trust him and give him time to perform… I support this confidence motion,” he said.

“This change was only brought in to combat the anti-incumbency.. the house should be informed what was the reason that on the 11th PM was showering praises on Manohar Lal Khattar and within the same night, he was moved out and the next morning a new cm was decided,” said Congress MLA Rao Dan Singh during a discussion on the trust vote moved by new CM Nayab Saini.

“But people understand all these games. These games are not gonna work now. You may win the confidence motion today, but you won’t be able to win it among the people of Haryana,” he said. 

“All members should be respected. Everybody has the right to voice their concerns. First, they (the opposition) should look in the mirror. Point was raised regarding farmers, the poor, traders etc… Manohar Lal Khattar ji had changed the governance model and has worked tremendously for the welfare of every section of the society,” said BJP minister JP Dalal in response to the issues raised by Congress MLA Raghbir Kadian during a discussion on the trust vote.

"I would request the House to vote for this confidence motion," he said. 

“I have stood up in support of this confidence motion… it is a matter of honour that a common man has reached the chair of CM today.. but my friends in the opposition are bound to get upset because they worship a single family. They can’t digest this fact when a common man from a poor and simple family reaches this position,” said BJP minister JP Dalal after new CM Nayab Saini moved the confidence motion in the Haryana Assembly today.

“Horse trading is happening, people are being bought and sold. I have stood up against this confidence motion…We should get a secret ballot,” asserted Congress MLA Raghbir Kadian after new CM Nayab Saini moved a confidence motion in the Assembly today. 

"I know about five members who would vote against this confidence motion in a secret ballot," he said.

“This motion will fall and you will have to go among the people and seek their mandate,” said Kadian. 

Youth are migrating out of Haryana, through illegal means too; I challenge if any member can say that migration isn’t happening from their constituency- it’s all due to rising unemployment in the state. Labourers keep sitting on roads throughout the day, and can’t find even a day’s work.. that’s the level of unemployment in this State," said Congress MLA Raghbir Kadian. 

"These are the circumstances chief minister ji, you have been made a scapegoat.. they are sacrificing you.. I would request you to move forward carefully with such circumstances and such instability in the state… the government should go among the people; there’s no logic in this confidence motion," he said. 

“Farmer who is the backbone of this nation, who is responsible for the prosperity of the nation, that farmer is sitting on the roads today. People are struggling to get the old pension scheme implemented, and Asha workers, and anganwadi workers are being lathi-charged… the new chief minister should see the realty,” said Congress MLA Raghbir Kadian in the Haryana Assembly after Haryana CM Nayab Saini moved the confidence motion in the house. 

“This government is no. 1 in corruption.. scams after scams are taking place… CMO has been finding corruption, adulteration, and misgovernance everywhere in every office, but no information comes out about who all were caught, how many were prosecuted and what action was taken,” he alleged.

Speaking in the Haryana Assembly after Haryana CM Nayab Saini moved the confidence motion in the house, Congress MLA Raghbir Kadian accused the BJP of harbouring a corrupt regime in the state.

“The reason is that your vote bank is getting shaky due to anti-incumbency factor… it is your misconception.. anti-incumbency isn’t due to any particular individual, it is because of your corrupt regime,” he said.

“The Prime Minister comes on the 11th, recalls motorcycle rides (with Khattar) etc.. the next morning such events (Khattar’s resignation) took place; it leaves a lot of impact on people of the state.. when you people came in 2019, you didn’t have a majority. Within four and half years, now you are still seeking confidence; it isn’t good..,” he said further.

Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker Gian Chand Gupta has allocated two hours - one hour each for ruling and opposition to speak on the Confidence Motion. 

Nayab Saini has moved the confidence motion in the Haryana Assembly. 

With the alliance between BJP-JJP at its end, the BJP is relying on the support of six independent MLAs and Gopal Kanda of Haryana Lokhit Party (HLP) to cross the majority mark. The BJP has 41 MLAs in the 90-member House, in which the majority mark is set at 46.

The Haryana Assembly Session’s proceedings began with obituary references today.

Subsequently, Congress MLA BB Batra objected summoning of the session at such short notice.

“What was the tearing hurry to call the session at such short notice? As per the rules, members had to be duly informed. A mail was sent to all the members at 10:30 pm; Am I obligated to read the mail at that late in the night?” he asked.

Former CM Manohar Lal Khattar intervened saying that the decision to summon the session was taken by the Governor and Speaker and there shouldn’t be any discussion on this issue in the House.

The Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) on Wednesday issued a whip to its party legislators asking them to stay absent for the no-confidence motion set to take place in the Haryana Assembly today. 

"The BJP high command has once again shown confidence in me due to my performance. That's why I’m here. They have seen my four and half years of functioning.. BJP has the support of 48 MLAs. The alliance has broken between BJP and JJP and that’s why today’s floor test is going to happen as part of the procedure," said Cabinet minister Ranjit Singh (Independent MLA) ahead of the trust vote in Haryana Assembly today. 

The BJP has 41 MLAs in the 90-member House, in which the majority mark is set at 46.

The Haryana Assembly session is all set to commence at 11 am today. The MLAs have started reaching the Vidhan Sabha.

Cabinet minister and BJP MLA JP Dalal also expressed confidence in Nayab Saini winning the trust motion today in the state assembly. 

"I’m sure that Nayab Saini will get everybody’s support because he is a grassroots party worker. I’m confident that he will win the confidence in the floor test. JJP had earlier contested on its own, then they stayed with us for four and half years. Now they will also contest Lok Sabha polls separately. Without them also, we have a majority in the House. I wish them (JJP) all the best for their new innings," he said. 

"I am a 'bhakt' of the BJP; situations may change but I will continue to work for the party," said former Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij ahead of the floor test in the Haryana Assembly today. 

"Situations keep changing, but in every situation, I have worked for the BJP. I will still do it even more than what I have done so far," he said. 

Vij, who is one of the senior-most BJP leaders, was to be inducted into the newly formed cabinet on Tuesday. But he did not attend the swearing-in and left the Legislature Party meeting midway. 

Later in the evening, Khattar confirmed that Vij was among those leaders to be sworn in on Tuesday. “He got annoyed over something and left,” the former chief minister said.

Amid political turmoil, the Haryana Assembly is set to hold a special session today where the newly elected Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini will prove his majority in a floor test. 

"I want to thank PM Modi, party president JP Nadda, Union HM Amit Shah, and other senior leaders of the party for giving me this responsibility. We will work for the development of the state. We have asked the Speaker to conduct the floor test tomorrow at around 11 am, in the Vidhan Sabha. We have informed the Governor about the support of 48 MLAs," Saini was quoted saying by news agency ANI.

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi singled out Manohar Lal Khattar for praise at the inauguration of the prestigious Dwarka Expressway project, he was removed as the Chief Minister of Haryana by the BJP, which replaced him with the party’s Kurukshetra MP and its state unit chief, Nayab Singh Saini. Khattar is learnt to have proposed Saini’s name as CM during the BJP Legislature Party meeting on Tuesday.

With the Lok Sabha polls near and the Haryana Assembly elections scheduled for the end of the year, the BJP appears to have gone in for the 54-year-old OBC leader, in place of Khattar, who has been the CM since 2014, so as to consolidate the non-Jat and OBC votes across the state. It is also an attempt to counter anti-incumbency against Khattar. (Varinder Bhatia writes..)

Anil Vij, Haryana’s former home minister and one of the senior-most BJP leaders, who was to be inducted into the newly formed cabinet on Tuesday, did not attend the swearing-in and left the Legislature Party meeting midway.

While efforts were made by the BJP leadership including former chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar to pacify him, Vij did not relent, left the meeting and went back to his home at Ambala in his private vehicle.

Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda Tuesday demanded that President’s Rule be imposed in Haryana and Assembly elections be held, claiming that BJP and the JJP, which ruled state for four and a half years, have accepted defeat even before the polls by breaking the alliance and changing the chief minister.

“It is clear that a failed coalition government was running in the state, which had completely disillusioned the people. Today, both Manohar Lal Khattar and Dushyant Chautala have been shown the door and a new chief minister has been installed just before the elections. The BJP by doing this is trying to divert attention from the failures of nine-and-a half years. (Click here to read more)

Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) chief Dushyant Chautala and his nine legislators had formed a post-poll alliance with the BJP and emerged as its “saviours” in 2019 after the Haryana Assembly polls threw up a fractured mandate. Four-and-a-half years later, ditched by its ally and facing rebellion from its own ranks, Dushyant stares at a tough road ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and the subsequent state polls.

BJP sources said the decision was taken finally to sever ties with the JJP as the chorus of workers who felt Dushyant was getting “too demanding” was growing. The last straw was the JJP chief’s demand for 2 Lok Sabha seats in the coming elections – Hisar and Bhiwani-Mahendergarh. (Varinder Bhatia writes)

Tuesday, March 12, began with talk of a split in the BJP-Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) alliance in Haryana and the resignation of the Manohar Lal Khattar government. By late afternoon, the alliance was over, Khattar was out, and state BJP president Nayab Saini, the Kurukshetra MP, had been declared the new Chief Minister. According to party insiders, Khattar himself proposed Saini’s name at the BJP Legislature Party meeting.

The events in Haryana unfolded a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi commended Khattar and his vision for Haryana’s development at an event in Gurgaon during which the government launched the Haryana section of the Dwarka Expressway. (Varinder Bhatia & Liz Mathew write)

Nayab Singh Saini, who took oath as the Haryana Chief Minister Wednesday, is all set to prove his majority in the Assembly today.

Does BJP have the majority in Haryana Assembly?

With the alliance between BJP-JJP at its end, the BJP is relying on the support of six independent MLAs and Gopal Kanda of Haryana Lokhit Party (HLP) to cross the majority mark.

Currently, the BJP has 41 MLAs in the 90-seat Assembly, which means it needs the support of atleast five more MLAs to cross the halfway mark. The JJP holds 10 seats and the Congress 30. There are 7 Independent MLAs and one each of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and the Haryana Lokhit Party. 

Celebrations broke out in Nayab Singh Saini's ancestral village in Ambala district after he was sworn in as the new chief minister of Haryana.

People congratulated each other and distributed sweets in Saini's village Mirjapur Majra in the Naraingarh area of Ambala. A festive atmosphere was also seen outside the BJP office in Naraingarh.

Speaking on Haryana minister Anil Vij's absence from the oath-taking ceremony, former CM Manohar Lal Khattar said there have been several instances when the former got annoyed and returned to normal soon.

"We spoke with him today, but he refused to come. Our new chief minister Nayab Saini will also speak with him. He is also among the council of ministers. The discussion on new faces to be inducted in the cabinet shall be taken in consultation between the new chief minister and party's senior leadership," Khattar said.

Speaking after Nayab Singh Saini's oath-taking ceremony as CM, Manohar Lal Khattar said there is a possibility the BJP will give him some responsibility in the Lok Sabha polls.

"In my last 9.5 years tenure, I had done a lot new things. Whatever came to our notice in terms of people's welfare, for their convenience, we did lot of things – be it online transfer policy for employees, in the field of information technology, utmost transparent merit-based recruitments, etc. We resolved land disputes that people were facing for years, several other works we did that people remember today," he added.

Amit Shah congratulated Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini and expressed confidence that his government will give further impetus to the journey of development and good governance in Haryana.

Meanwhile, BJP chief JP Nadda wrote, "In the last 9 years, the double-engine government has set new standards in every area of ??the state. I have full confidence that under the guidance and leadership of respected PM Modi, our journey of public welfare and development will continue."

BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh said the party will soon giver former Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar a "big responsibility". "He is a senior leader and has experience in the party and organisation and has run a good government. Soon the party will give him a big responsibility," he told ANI.

The BJP's decision to have a second OBC leader - Nayab Singh Saini - join its rank of 12 chief ministers marks its determined push to consolidate the community's votes and blunt the opposition's attempt to weaken its support base ahead of Lok Sabha elections.

Three months after the BJP made the surprise pick of Mohan Yadav to replace another Other Backward Classes (OBC) leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan as Madhya Pradesh chief minister, the party on Tuesday chose Saini, a first-term MP and its Haryana president, to take over from Manohar Lal Khattar.

Saini's elevation as Haryana chief minister fits in with a pattern that has gathered pace in the BJP after the Congress and its allies like the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh and the RJD in Bihar began making an aggressive bid to woo the largest group of communities and politically most significant, especially in Hindi-speaking states, by pushing for a caste census.

After taking oath as the new Haryana CM, Nayab Singh Saini was seen seeking blessings from outgoing CM Manohar Lal Khattar, who was also on the stage.

A Haryana Assembly session will take place tomorrow to hold a trust vote for the Nayab Singh Saini-led Cabinet. Sources have said that a Cabinet expansion is possible in the next few days.

Further, apart from 41 BJP MLAs, six Independents have supported the new government. Some JJP MLAs are also likely to extend support to the government.

In a post in Hindi, INLD leader Abhay Chautala wrote, "By changing the CM, BJP has admitted that they were ruining the state. People had defeated BJP in 2019 itself, it formed the government with the help of traitors. That thugbandhan looted, committed corruption for 4 and a half years and created a drama as soon as the elections came. This means you are admitting that you are losing the election badly. The public should also consider why this decision is being taken today only, why was it not taken earlier?"

Outgoing Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala said in a post on X that he will always remain committed to "protecting the interests of Haryana".

In a post in Hindi, he wrote, "You have given me the opportunity to serve the state as the 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. With limited time and limited numbers, we have worked day and night to protect the interests of Haryana. We have got the work of every section and every area of ??Haryana done in the government. I assure you that following the footsteps of Jannayak Chaudhary Devi Lal ji, 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."

JP Dalal, who was looking after the agriculture ministry in the outgoing government, was sworn in as a minister once again.

Further, Dr Banwari Lal, previously holding the co-operation department, also took oath as minister.

Chaudhary Ranjit Singh, holding the power portfolio in the Haryana Cabinet, has been sworn in as a minister of the Nayab Singh Saini-led state Cabinet.

Ranjit Singh Chautala is the son of former Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal, brother of former CM Om Prakash Chautala and grand-uncle of JJP chief Dushyant Chautala.

Kanwar Pal Gujjar, who was in charge of the education ministry in the outgoing BJP-JJP government, has been sworn in as a minister in the CM Nayab Singh Saini-led Cabinet.

Further, Mool Chand Sharma, holding the transport ministry in the outgoing government, was also sworn in as a minister.