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Manohar Lal Khattar sworn in as Haryana CM for a second straight term

A low-profile organisational man with an active RSS background, Khattar was chosen by the newly elected BJP legislators as their leader at a meeting here on Saturday

BJP failing to get majority in Haryana puts Khattar's leadership under test

With BJP taking support of seven Independents and the 10-month old Jannayak Janta Party, and making its leader Dushyant Chautala his deputy, Khattar faces the challenge of running a coalition govt

BJP stakes claim to form government in Haryana, JJP's Dushyant to be Dy CM

Ravi Shankar Prasad, Manohar Lal Khattar and state party chief Subhash Barala, met Haryana Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya for staking claim to form the government

Who will be CM? Sena and BJP slug it out after Maharashtra poll results

The verdict came as a shocker for the BJP which had set itself a higher target to secure the absolute majority on its own

Khattar unanimously chosen Haryana BJP leader, swearing-in on Sunday

The announcement was made by Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

BJP Haryana legislative party meeting starts; no swearing-in on Saturday

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Arun Singh also reached the UT guesthouse here to attend the meeting as central observers

Khattar reaches Chandigarh, BJP legislative party meet to start shortly

Around 11 am, the meeting will begin to elect its new leader, a formality as the party has already decided that Khattar will head the next government

JJP-BJP to stake claim to form govt, meet Haryana Governor on Saturday

While the chief minister's post will remain with the BJP, the JJP will get the deputy chief minister's post

LIVE: Both BJP and Congress not untouchable for me, says Dushyant Chautala

Assembly Election Results 2019: The process of govt formation is underway in Maharashtra and Haryana. While BJP is set to return in Maharashtra, it's not yet clear as to who will form govt in Haryana

Dushyant Chautala's JJP joins hands with BJP in Haryana, to get Dy CM post

BJP president Amit Shah announced at a press conference held with JJP leader Dushyant Chautala that the chief minister will be from his party and the deputy chief minister from the regional party

Rise of Deshmukh scions: Will Amit, Dhiraj continue Vilasrao's legacy?

Their third sibling is the popular Bollywood actor-producer Ritesh Deshmukh

BJP may get over Haryana hurdle with support from 7 independent MLAs

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will be elected the BJP legislative party leader at a meeting in Chandigarh on Saturday and will then stake claim before the governor to form the government

'Cong, BJP are not untouchables': Chautala keeps cards close to his chest

Chuatala said he had so far not spoken to either the BJP or the Congress on the matter

Election results: Slowing economy is taking a toll on BJP's popularity

In PM Modi's first electoral test since sweeping to a second term in office in May, BJP fell short of a majority in the 90 seat assembly in Haryana

With BJP short of majority, Khattar leaves for Delhi to meet senior leaders

After the poll results came out on Thursday, the ruling BJP fell six short of the halfway mark needed to form the next government

Election results: BJP-Sena retains Maharashtra, hung House in Haryana

PM Modi indicated Maharashtra CM and Haryana CM would continue

Son rises for the Sena: Aaditya Thackeray wins from Worli Assembly seat

Aaditya Thackeray has been given charge of the Yuva Sena and is tussling with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad

Election results: Fadnavis' homeland rejects BJP, richer areas shock Sena

The Congress, which had won 10 seats in the region in 2014, won 17 this time

Exit polls off mark in Haryana, Maharashtra; fail to gauge opposition fight

The biggest shocker is in Haryana where at least three exit polls predicted decimation of the opposition, but the BJP is set to win 40 seats in the 90-member assembly and the Congress 31 seats

People in Maharashtra, Haryana have reposed faith in BJP, says PM Modi

In Maharashtra, Modi said that a chief minister has completed full term for the first time in 50 years