Nayab Singh Saini | |
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 Saini in 2024 | |
| 11thChief Minister of Haryana | |
| Assumed office 12 March 2024 | |
| Governor | Bandaru Dattatreya Ashim Kumar Ghosh |
| Cabinet | |
| Ministry and Departments | List
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| Preceded by | Manohar Lal Khattar |
| President ofBharatiya Janata Party, Haryana | |
| In office 28 October 2023 – 9 July 2024 | |
| National President | J. P. Nadda |
| Preceded by | Om Prakash Dhankar |
| Succeeded by | Mohan Lal Badoli |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 23 May 2019 – 12 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Raj Kumar Saini |
| Succeeded by | Naveen Jindal |
| Constituency | Kurukshetra, Haryana |
| Minister of State inHaryana | |
| In office 24 July 2015 – 3 June 2019 | |
Ministry | Term |
| Labour & Employment (Independent Charge) | 22 July 2016 – 3 June 2019 |
| Mines & Geology | 24 July 2015 – 3 June 2019 |
| New & Renewable Energy | 24 July 2015 – 22 July 2016 |
| Member ofHaryana Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 8 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mewa Singh Singroha |
| Constituency | Ladwa |
| In office 4 June 2024 – 8 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Manohar Lal Khattar |
| Succeeded by | Jagmohan Anand |
| Constituency | Karnal |
| In office 26 October 2014 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ramkishan Gurjar |
| Succeeded by | Shalley Chaudhary |
| Constituency | Naraingarh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1970-01-25)25 January 1970 (age 56) Mirzapur Majra,Haryana, India |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence |
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| Alma mater | B. R. Ambedkar Bihar University (B.A.),Chaudhary Charan Singh University (LL.B.) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Source:[1] | |
Nayab Singh Saini (born 25 January 1970)[1][better source needed] is an Indian politician serving as thechief minister of Haryana from 2024. Saini is one of the top leaders from theBharatiya Janata Party in Haryana.[2] Saini was appointed as the chief minister of the state in March 2024, succeedingManohar Lal Khattar, continuing in office for the remainder of the term in thefourteenth assembly. He was reappointed as the chief minister for the second term after he led the BJP to victory in the2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election. Saini himself won fromLadwa Assembly constituency ofKurukshetra district, defeating the incumbentMewa Singh ofIndian National Congress, and the BJP formed the government for the third consecutive term.[3]
Previously, he was president ofHaryana state unit of Bharatiya Janata Party from 2023 till 2024. Earlier, Saini served as theMember of parliament (M.P.) fromKurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency, Haryana, from 2019 to 2024. Before that, he was a member of theHaryana Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.) fromNaraingarh Assembly constituency (Ambala district) from 2014 to 2019. He served as theMinister of State inGovernment of Haryana from 2015 to 2019. Coming from aOther Backward Class (OBC) background, Saini joined the BJP party unit inAmbala and steadily rose through the ranks, often working closely with party leader,Manohar Lal Khattar.[4]
Nayab Singh Saini was born in the small village of Mizapur Majra nearAmbala, Haryana, India on 25 January 1970 in aSaini[a] family.[6] Saini, originally belongs to Mangoli Jattan village ofKurukshetra, though his family shifted to Mirzapur in Ambala district a long time ago.[7][8]
Saini is a law graduate and did hisLLB degree fromChaudhary Charan Singh University,Meerut.[7] Earlier, he did hisB.A. degree fromB. R. Ambedkar B. University, Muzaffarpur.[9]
Saini joined the BJP party unit inAmbala. Initially, he started working as a computer operator in the BJP's Ambala party office and eventually became the general secretary of Haryana BJP's Kisan Morcha (farmers’ front). He became an active member of BJP's Ambala youth wing, and he was recognized byManohar Lal Khattar.[4]
Saini also became a supporter of cow protectionism in Haryana like several other leaders of BJP-RSS background, noting that the ordinary people of Haryana have deep respect for the cow, though he condemned any lynching incident.[10] He contested the election inNaraingarh constituency of Ambala district in 2010 but was defeated by Ramkishan Gurjar. While he lost his first election, he was becoming recognized as an OBC face in the BJP's Ambala unit.[7]
In 2014, Saini contested the Haryana state elections fromNaraingarh Assembly constituency (Ambala district) as a BJP candidate and won the MLA election by 24,361 votes to become a member of theHaryana Legislative Assembly fromNaraingarh Assembly constituency from 2014 to 2019. He served as theMinister of State,Government of Haryana from 2015 to 2019.
In2019 Indian general election he was elected asMember of Parliament fromKurukshetra.[11] In 2023, he was appointed the president of theHaryana unit of the BJP.[12]
Saini, who was the president ofBJP state unit was declared the new Chief Minister of Haryana on 12 March 2024 after incumbentManohar Lal Khattar resigned as Chief Minister before2024 Lok Sabha election.[13][14] After the resignation ofManohar Lal Khattar, Saini was elected as the Leader of BJP's Legislative Party and subsequently took oath as the Chief Minister of Haryana.[15] (He also won by-poll from Khattar's former constituency Karnal in May 2024).
In October 2024, Saini won theHaryana Assembly Election fromLadwa seat (Kurukshetra district)[16] and also became the second time Chief Minister ofHaryana on 17 October 2024.[17] According to political analysts, the elevation of Nayab Singh Saini as Chief Minister in March 2024 helped BJP win the 2024 Haryana elections, as the party was able to consolidate the votes from the OBC community, while and also gaining some Scheduled Caste (SC) voters, through new development schemes.[18]
For a long period, theSarpanch Associations of Haryana demanded that the expenditure limit of the Gram Panchayats should be increased as it becomes difficult to implement various developmental initiatives in the villages due to fund crunch. Going by the demands, Saini government in July 2024 implemented the government resolution of increasing the expenditure limit of the Gram Panchayats to implement various developmental initiatives in the villages. The hike in expenditure limit was made from ₹ 5 lakh to ₹ 21 lakh, which enabled Panchayats to garner enough funds without floating e-tenders.[19]
Saini government also abolished the minimum charges that were levied on state's electricity consumers and announced that after the abolition, the electricity bill to be paid by the consumers will be solely based on units of electricity consumed. Saini also launched a state subsidy scheme under "Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojna". Under this scheme, Rs 60,000 was sanctioned by central government, for setting up a rooftop solar plant for poor families having an annual income of less than Rs 1,80,000. Saini government thus planned an additional subsidy of Rs 50,000 from the state's exchequer. Since, the cost of installing a rooftop solar plant then was Rs 1,10,000, Saini administration planned to set up these plants completely from the expenses of central and state government, putting no financial burden on the citizens.[20]
In July 2024, the state cabinet of Haryana under CM Saini launched two affordable housing schemes, one for urban poor and another for rural poor. The housing scheme for urban poor from the Economically Weaker Sections of society was called "Mukhyamantri Seheri Awas Yojna". As per this scheme, the poor families having annual income of up to ₹ 1.80 lakh were eligible for the financial assistance of 1.5 lakh provided by state government for building their own pucca house. The scheme provided 30 square yard plot for each beneficiary family as well to construct their houses.[21][22]
Saini, the sitting MP from Kurukshetra in Haryana and the BJP's state president, is the tallest OBC leader in BJP's Haryana unit. The Saini community comprises 8% of the population of the state and exercises political influence in the districts of Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Ambala, Hisar and Rewari. "The Saini caste hails from the traditional Mali community of horticulturists, florists and farmers," SK Chahal, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Kurukshetra University, told Scroll. "The community is spread across the country, particularly within the agrarian classes in north India
