BJP To Stay With Nayab Singh Saini As Haryana Chief Minister: Sources

Chandigarh: 

Nayab Singh Saini, the sitting Chief Minister of Haryana, will get another term at the top post, leaders of the BJP have said, ending speculation on the subject amid his alleged ineffectiveness. The BJP looks set to win a historic third term in the state, racing ahead of Congress in 49 of 90 assembly seats.  The Congress Is trailing far behind, being ahead only on 36 seats. 

Though the BJP leadership had made it clear ahead of the election that Mr Saini will remain in the top post in case of a victory, there had been speculation about a change in view of his short stint and the caste angle. Mr Saini is a member of the other backward classes, in a state that have mostly being led by Jats from the top post. 

Mr Saini was picked for the top post around 200 days ahead of the election. Part of it was a strategic pre-poll reshuffle that the BJP undertakes in states seen to have anti-incumbency.  Mr Khattar, his predecessor, was picked for the Lok Sabha election and upgraded to the post of a Union Minister.