Nayab Singh Saini likely to take oath as Haryana CM on October 15

The Haryana government has formed a 10-member committee of officers to oversee the arrangements of the swearing-in ceremony that will be held in Panchkula.

A close associate of Saini said that a few ministers will also take oath along with the chief minister. (File)

Nayab Singh Saini is likely to take oath as Haryana chief minister in Panchkula on October 15. Though the state government has issued an official letter mentioning the date and venue of the event, a close aide of Saini told The Indian Express that they are still awaiting confirmation on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s availability.

On its part, the Haryana government has formed a 10-member committee of officers under the chairmanship of the Panchkula deputy commissioner to oversee the arrangements of the swearing-in ceremony. In an official order issued on Thursday, Chief Secretary T V S N Prasad said that the additional deputy commissioner and municipal commissioner of Panchkula will also be members of the committee.

As the BJP had contested the Assembly elections projecting incumbent chief minister Saini as the CM face, it is most likely that he would head the new government too. A close associate of Saini said that a few ministers will also take oath along with the chief minister. He also said that apart from Prime Minister Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and chief ministers of BJP-ruled states will also participate in the event.

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“This time, the oath ceremony will be a grand show in which the people from across the state will participate as we have won the Assembly polls in Haryana for the third consecutive time,” the BJP leader added.

The BJP won 48 seats in the 90-member Haryana Assembly. Three Independent MLAs, including India’s richest woman Savitri Jindal, have also announced their support to the BJP. The principal Opposition Congress won 37 seats and the Indian National Lok Dal won two.