Nayab Singh Saini To Be New Haryana Chief Minister, Oath Taking At 5 PM
Nayab Singh Saini is set to assume the role of the new Chief Minister of Haryana, as announced by the party on Tuesday afternoon, following the resignation of his predecessor, senior BJP leader Manohar Lal Khattar , along with the entire cabinet.
An influential leader within the OBC (Other Backward Classes) community, Nayab Saini currently serves as the BJP's Lok Sabha MP from Kurukshetra and was appointed as the party's state chief in October of last year.
Mr. Saini, who is scheduled to be sworn in at 5 pm, was chosen after a meeting of the BJP's legislative party, attended by Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda and National General Secretary Tarun Chugh .
Reports suggest that there may be two Deputy Chief Ministers representing different communities.
It's been reported that BJP's observers were informed that the MLAs desired fresh leadership to rejuvenate the party before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in April/May and the subsequent Assembly election later this year.
Analysts note that this change in leadership aligns with the BJP's strategy of rotating top positions ahead of state elections to counteract anti-incumbency sentiments. Similar strategies were employed before the Gujarat and Uttarakhand elections, resulting in significant victories for the BJP.
The party had also changed its Chief Minister in Karnataka, replacing BS Yediyurappa with Basavaraj Bommai for the 2023 polls, which however, resulted in a surprise win for the Congress.
Mr. Saini's selection underscores the BJP's emphasis on caste and OBC equations in each state ahead of the general election. This strategy mirrors previous moves made after the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh polls, where incumbents or high-profile candidates were replaced with lesser-known OBC faces.
The political scenario in Haryana was thrown into disarray over the weekend following the dissolution of the ruling BJP-JJP alliance after failed negotiations over Lok Sabha seat-sharing. The JJP, led by now former Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, sought two out of the state's 10 seats, but the BJP was willing to concede only one.
Faced with the dilemma of relinquishing the second seat (having won all 10 in 2019) and hesitant to dismiss Mr. Chautala, a move that could provoke the farming community and the Jat populace, constituting around 20 percent of the population, the BJP opted to dissolve the alliance.
Although Haryana has only 10 Lok Sabha seats, it holds significant importance as a Hindi heartland state and serves as a critical battleground for the BJP. This is especially crucial as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party has set ambitious targets of securing 370 Lok Sabha seats independently and 400 with the support of National Democratic Alliance members.
There's speculation, now possibly turning into reality, that Mr. Khattar might contest the Lok Sabha elections for the first time. He could potentially vie for the Kurukshetra seat, which will now be vacant.
Congress Strengthens in Haryana
The reshuffling of Haryana's political landscape coincides with a potential resurgence of the Congress party in the state, which is also gearing up for an Assembly election later this year.
Last week, Hisar MP Brijendra Singh joined the opposition party in the presence of Mallikarjun Kharge. "I have resigned from BJP's primary membership due to compelling political reasons," he stated.
In the 2019 Assembly elections, the Congress secured 31 seats, a significant increase from the 15 seats it held five years earlier. While the party failed to win any seats in the general elections, similar to the JJP, it finished as the runner-up to the BJP in all 10 constituencies and witnessed a 5.5 percent rise in its vote share, reaching 28.5 percent.
An influential leader within the OBC (Other Backward Classes) community, Nayab Saini currently serves as the BJP's Lok Sabha MP from Kurukshetra and was appointed as the party's state chief in October of last year.
Mr. Saini, who is scheduled to be sworn in at 5 pm, was chosen after a meeting of the BJP's legislative party, attended by Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda and National General Secretary Tarun Chugh .
Reports suggest that there may be two Deputy Chief Ministers representing different communities.
It's been reported that BJP's observers were informed that the MLAs desired fresh leadership to rejuvenate the party before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in April/May and the subsequent Assembly election later this year.
Analysts note that this change in leadership aligns with the BJP's strategy of rotating top positions ahead of state elections to counteract anti-incumbency sentiments. Similar strategies were employed before the Gujarat and Uttarakhand elections, resulting in significant victories for the BJP.
The party had also changed its Chief Minister in Karnataka, replacing BS Yediyurappa with Basavaraj Bommai for the 2023 polls, which however, resulted in a surprise win for the Congress.
Mr. Saini's selection underscores the BJP's emphasis on caste and OBC equations in each state ahead of the general election. This strategy mirrors previous moves made after the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh polls, where incumbents or high-profile candidates were replaced with lesser-known OBC faces.
The political scenario in Haryana was thrown into disarray over the weekend following the dissolution of the ruling BJP-JJP alliance after failed negotiations over Lok Sabha seat-sharing. The JJP, led by now former Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, sought two out of the state's 10 seats, but the BJP was willing to concede only one.
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Faced with the dilemma of relinquishing the second seat (having won all 10 in 2019) and hesitant to dismiss Mr. Chautala, a move that could provoke the farming community and the Jat populace, constituting around 20 percent of the population, the BJP opted to dissolve the alliance.
Although Haryana has only 10 Lok Sabha seats, it holds significant importance as a Hindi heartland state and serves as a critical battleground for the BJP. This is especially crucial as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party has set ambitious targets of securing 370 Lok Sabha seats independently and 400 with the support of National Democratic Alliance members.
There's speculation, now possibly turning into reality, that Mr. Khattar might contest the Lok Sabha elections for the first time. He could potentially vie for the Kurukshetra seat, which will now be vacant.
Congress Strengthens in Haryana
The reshuffling of Haryana's political landscape coincides with a potential resurgence of the Congress party in the state, which is also gearing up for an Assembly election later this year.
Last week, Hisar MP Brijendra Singh joined the opposition party in the presence of Mallikarjun Kharge. "I have resigned from BJP's primary membership due to compelling political reasons," he stated.
In the 2019 Assembly elections, the Congress secured 31 seats, a significant increase from the 15 seats it held five years earlier. While the party failed to win any seats in the general elections, similar to the JJP, it finished as the runner-up to the BJP in all 10 constituencies and witnessed a 5.5 percent rise in its vote share, reaching 28.5 percent.
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