Anil Vij, Arti Rao among 13 Haryana ministers who take oath

Nayab Singh Saini took oath as the chief minister of Haryana at a ceremony in Panchkula where Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP bigwigs and NDA partners were in attendance on Thursday.

Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya administered the oath of office and secrecy to Saini, becomes the chief minister for the second time.

Haryana can have a maximum 14 ministers, including the chief minister.

Those who took oath are:

Krishan Lal Panwar

Krishan Bedi

Arti Rao

Ranbir Gangua

Shyam Singh Rana

Arvind Sharma

Anil Vij

Vipul Goel

Arvind Sharma

Vipul goel

Mahi Pal Dhanda

While Sham Singh Rana, Ranbir Gangwa, Krishan Bedi, Shruti Choudhry, Aarti Rao and Gaurav Gautam are likely to be sworn in as ministers of state.

Massive security arrangements have been made for the ceremony.

In the October 5 assembly polls, the BJP secured an unprecedented third term in Haryana, winning 48 seats in the 90-member assembly. The Congress won 37 seats.

Saini, 54, was unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP legislature party in a meeting held at the party office in Panchkula on Wednesday.