PANCHKULA (HARYANA), Oct 26 � Manohar Lal Khattar, a low-profile organisation man, was today sworn in as Chief Minister of Haryana, where the BJP has formed government for the first time on its own, reports PTI.
Khattar, a first-time MLA from Karnal and a non-Jat leader known to be close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was administered the oath along with nine ministers by Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki at a function here, attended by a galaxy of BJP leaders including the PM, party chief Amit Shah, Union ministers, Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states and veterans LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi. The cabinet ministers are Kavita Jain, state BJP president Ram Bilas Sharma, Abhimanyu, Om Parkash Dhankar, Anil Vij and Narbir Singh. Three others � Vikram Singh Thekedar, Krishan Kumar Bedi and Karan Dev Kamboj � are ministers of state.
