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

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.nnJJP leader Dushyant Chautala took oath as the deputy chief minister.nn

Sharing some glimpses of today's oath ceremony. pic.twitter.com/yIc2a48YKR

— Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar) October 27, 2019

nnHaryana Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya administered oath at a ceremony held at the Raj Bhawan here on Diwali day.nnBJP 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.nnJannayak 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.nnDushyant Chautala’s mother Naina Chautala, who has been re-elected MLA for the second time, was also present.nnAjay Chautala is lodged in the Tihar jail in Delhi after his conviction in a teachers’ recruitment scam.nnThe 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.nnIn the 90-member assembly, a minimum strength of 46 MLAs is required to form the government.nnSource: Press Trust of India