New BJP government in Haryana to be sworn-in on October 15 at Panchkula

“We are preparing venue for the event. The tentative date is October 15,” Panchkula's Deputy Commissioner (DC), Dr Yash Garg, told PTI.

A committee has been formed under the DC's chairmanship to make arrangements for the ceremony, likely to be attended by dignitaries such as prime minister Narendra Modi and top BJP leaders, including chief ministers of states governed by the saffron party.

BJP's Nayab Singh Saini who succeeded party colleague Manohar Lal Khattar as chief minister in March and led it to victory in the October 5 assembly election, is likely to retain the post. The BJP had indicated during the polls Saini will be its choice for the top job if it wins.