Nayab Saini, Khattar's Close Aide, Takes Over as New Haryana CM to Woo OBC Votes Ahead of LS Polls
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Nayab Singh Saini, a close confidant of former CM Manohar Lal Khattar, succeeds him as the new Chief Minister of Haryana.
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Saini is a 54-year old OBC Kurukshetra MP seen as an attempt to consolidate non-Jat and OBC votes across Haryana.
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He has a long association with Khattar going back to their RSS days and was proposed by Khattar himself to be the new CM.
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He has risen within the party ranks from being a district president to winning the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and becoming state unit chief in 2023.
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His appointment is aligned with BJP's national OBC outreach strategy ahead of Lok Sabha polls and late 2023 state elections.