BJP leader Nayab Singh Saini took oath as the new Chief Minister of Haryana on Tuesday evening. Governor Bandaru Dattatreya administered the oath of office and secrecy to the Haryana BJP President at the Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh. Besides Mr Saini, five MLAs also took oath as the Cabinet Ministers.

The swearing-in ceremony came hours after Chief Minister Manohar Lal and his cabinet ministers submitted their resignations to the Governor amid speculation of a split in the ruling BJP and Jannayak Janta Party alliance over seat-sharing agreements for the upcoming Lok Sabha election.