Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 17 (HBTV): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday congratulated Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini for taking the oath for the second time as the CM of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in the state. 

"Hearty congratulations and best wishes to Nayab Saini ji on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Haryana! I have full faith that under the guidance of the Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji and your successful leadership, the vision of 'Developed Haryana - Developed India' will be realised," CM Yogi posted on X. 

Earlier today, Nayab Singh Saini was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Haryana for the second time under the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government. 

Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya administered the oath of office to Nayab Saini and his council of ministers at a ceremony held at Dussehra Ground in Sector 5, Panchkula. 

Several prominent leaders were present on the stage during the ceremony, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Union Ministers such as Nitin Gadkari and Rajiv Ranjan Singh.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, and other BJP-ruled state CMs were also in attendance. 

Former Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana, Anil Vij, and MLAs, including Shruti Choudhary, were inducted as ministers in Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini's Haryana Cabinet on Thursday. 

BJP MLAs such as Arti Singh Rao from Ateli, Rajesh Nagar from Tigaon, Gaurav Gautam from Palwal, Arvind Kumar Sharma from Gohana, Shyam Singh Rana from Radaur, Ranbir Singh Gangwa from Barwala, and Krishan Bedi from Narwana also took oath as ministers in the Haryana government. 

MLAs Krishan Lal Panwar from Israna, Rao Narbir Singh from Badshahpur, Mahipal Dhanda from Panipat, Vipul Goel from Faridabad, Shruti Choudhry from Toshan, and former Deputy Chief Minister Anil Vij from Ambala Cantt were sworn in as cabinet ministers. 

The BJP is forming its third successive government in Haryana after winning 48 out of 90 seats in the assembly elections. The Congress won 37 seats.    

(ANI)