Khattar takes oath as Haryana CM, Dushyant Chautala as deputy CM

File Photo: Haryana Chief Minister-designate Manohar Lal Khattar with JJP chief Dushyant Chautala meets Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya to stake claim for forming the next government in the State, at Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh, Saturday. Photo: PTI

Chandigarh: Manohar Lal Khattar took oath as Haryana chief minister for the second time on Sunday and will lead the BJP-JJP coalition government in the state.

JJP leader Dushyant Chautala took oath as the deputy chief minister.

Haryana Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya administered oath at a ceremony held at the Raj Bhawan here on Diwali day.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Manohar Lal Khattar and Dushyant Chautala on being sworn in as chief minister and deputy chief minister of Haryana respectively.

"Congratulations to @mlkhattar Ji and @Dchautala on taking oath as CM and Deputy CM of Haryana.  Best wishes to them as they work to fulfil the aspirations of the people of Haryana," Modi tweeted.

BJP working president J P Nadda, Punjab Governor V P Singh Badnore, former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, Union ministers Krishan Pal Gurjar, R L Kataria, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur, former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal were present on the occasion.

Jannayak Janta Party leader Dushyant Chautala's father Ajay Chautala, who stepped out of the Tihar jail on Saturday on a furlough, also attended the event.

Dushyant Chautala and Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar.

Dushyant Chautala's mother Naina Chautala, who has been re-elected MLA for the second time, was also present.

Ajay Chautala is lodged in the Tihar jail in Delhi after his conviction in a teachers' recruitment scam.

The BJP had on Friday sealed a deal with the JJP to form the next government in Haryana after the saffron party fell short of six seats from the majority mark.

Kanda, the Sirsa MLA, was arrested in 2012 for allegedly abetting the suicide of an airhostess Geetika Sharma, who worked for his now-defunct aviation company.

In the 90-member assembly, a minimum strength of 46 MLAs is required to form the government.

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