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Hooda back as CM in Haryana
Chandigarh, Oct 25 (PTI) Bhupinder Singh Hooda, chosen by
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi for the top job in India's
northern state of Haryana despite decline in party's strength
in the Assembly, was sworn-in as Chief Minister for the second
consecutive term on Sunday.
62-year-old Hooda was administered the oath of office and
secrecy by Governor Jagannath Pahadia at a simple function at
the Raj Bhawan.
No other minister was sworn-in along with Hooda who is
expected to constitute his Council of Ministers shortly.
Pitching for status quo, Gandhi on Saturday chose Hooda
as head of the Congress Legislature Party, after several
rounds of consultations with senior party leaders.
The Congress emerged as the single largest party bagging
40 seats in the 90-member House, but cobbled a majority after
securing "unconditional" support of seven independents.
The party had romped home in 67 constituencies in the
last Assemly election, but this time its tally came down by 27
seats.
The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), led by Om Prakash
Chautala, finished second garnering 31 seats as the October 13
Assembly election threw up a hung House.
The Haryana Janhit Congress-BL won six seats, the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) four and the Bahujan Samaj Party
(BSP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) one each.
Buoyed by the thumping win of the Congress in April-May
Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) polls when the
party won nine out of 10 seats, the Hooda government went in
for the Assembly election 7 months before schedule.
With Hooda back at the helm, the veteran Jat leader had
joined the club of six Chief Ministers who had held the post
more than once since the formation of the state in 1966.
Bansi Lal (four times), Banarsi Das Gupta (twice), Devi
Lal (twice), Bhajan Lal (thrice) and Om Parkash Chautala (five
times including two terms of less than a fortnight) are the
other five.
Hooda first became the Chief Minister on March 5, 2005.
Hooda, who won by a record margin of 72,100 votes from
Garhi Sampla-Kiloi constituency in Rohtak district, took the
oath in Hindi.
Hooda's mother Hardai Devi and other family members,
newly-elected legislators, Congress Members of Parliament
(MPs) and several senior state government officers attended
the swearing-in.
Three Congress observers - Prithvi Raj Chavan, Mohsina
Kidwai and B K Hariparsad - also attended the ceremony. PTI
AKA
RAI
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi for the top job in India's
northern state of Haryana despite decline in party's strength
in the Assembly, was sworn-in as Chief Minister for the second
consecutive term on Sunday.
62-year-old Hooda was administered the oath of office and
secrecy by Governor Jagannath Pahadia at a simple function at
the Raj Bhawan.
No other minister was sworn-in along with Hooda who is
expected to constitute his Council of Ministers shortly.
Pitching for status quo, Gandhi on Saturday chose Hooda
as head of the Congress Legislature Party, after several
rounds of consultations with senior party leaders.
The Congress emerged as the single largest party bagging
40 seats in the 90-member House, but cobbled a majority after
securing "unconditional" support of seven independents.
The party had romped home in 67 constituencies in the
last Assemly election, but this time its tally came down by 27
seats.
The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), led by Om Prakash
Chautala, finished second garnering 31 seats as the October 13
Assembly election threw up a hung House.
The Haryana Janhit Congress-BL won six seats, the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) four and the Bahujan Samaj Party
(BSP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) one each.
Buoyed by the thumping win of the Congress in April-May
Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) polls when the
party won nine out of 10 seats, the Hooda government went in
for the Assembly election 7 months before schedule.
With Hooda back at the helm, the veteran Jat leader had
joined the club of six Chief Ministers who had held the post
more than once since the formation of the state in 1966.
Bansi Lal (four times), Banarsi Das Gupta (twice), Devi
Lal (twice), Bhajan Lal (thrice) and Om Parkash Chautala (five
times including two terms of less than a fortnight) are the
other five.
Hooda first became the Chief Minister on March 5, 2005.
Hooda, who won by a record margin of 72,100 votes from
Garhi Sampla-Kiloi constituency in Rohtak district, took the
oath in Hindi.
Hooda's mother Hardai Devi and other family members,
newly-elected legislators, Congress Members of Parliament
(MPs) and several senior state government officers attended
the swearing-in.
Three Congress observers - Prithvi Raj Chavan, Mohsina
Kidwai and B K Hariparsad - also attended the ceremony. PTI
AKA
RAI
