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BJP will form govt in Haryana for third term: Khattar
This was Khattar’s first visit to the state after being sworn in as a minister of urban affairs; and power in the Union cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was given a warm welcome by BJP leaders and workers in Sonepat and Panipat on his way to his constituency, Karnal. He addressed the workers at various spots.
![Union Minister and Karnal BJP MP Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday claimed that his party will return to power in Haryana for a third term and asked the cadre to counter the “falsehood being spread by the opposition Congress party”. (HT Photo) Union Minister and Karnal BJP MP Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday claimed that his party will return to power in Haryana for a third term and asked the cadre to counter the “falsehood being spread by the opposition Congress party”. (HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/14/150x84/Union-Minister-and-Karnal-BJP-MP-Manohar-Lal-Khatt_1718390344978.jpg)
Khattar gets power, housing and urban affairs in Modi 3.0
Besides Khattar, the other two are BJP veterans Rao Inderjit Singh and Krishan Pal Gurjar, who have also served as Union ministers in Modi’s first and second tenure at the Centre. By allocating twin heavy duty portfolios (minister of housing and urban affairs and minister of power) to Khattar, the BJP has sent out a clear message about the importance it attaches to Haryana where the assembly elections are due in October.
![Haryana, where assembly polls are due later this year, on Sunday got three berths in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-headed cabinet, with former Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s induction marking his foray into national politics. (PTI File) Haryana, where assembly polls are due later this year, on Sunday got three berths in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-headed cabinet, with former Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s induction marking his foray into national politics. (PTI File)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/10/150x84/Haryana--where-assembly-polls-are-due-later-this-y_1718044463912.jpg)
Modi cabinet 3.0 portfolios | Shivraj Chouhan, other first-timers: Who gets what
Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been appointed as Union agriculture and rural development minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new Cabinet.
![Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.(PTI) Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.(PTI)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/10/148x111/PTI06-10-2024-000271B-0_1718036525822_1718036554709.jpg)
Former Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar gets Power and Urban Affairs Ministry
Manohar Lal Khattar is considered close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who he worked with in the 1990s in party organisation.
![Karnal BJP MP Manohar Lal Khattar takes oath as minister during the swearing-in ceremony of new Union government, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Sunday. (PTI) Karnal BJP MP Manohar Lal Khattar takes oath as minister during the swearing-in ceremony of new Union government, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Sunday. (PTI)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/10/148x111/Karnal-BJP-MP-Manohar-Lal-Khattar-takes-oath-as-mi_1717958735693_1718027782350.jpg)
Haryana ex-CM Khattar begins new innings as Union minister
The 70-year-old and the Delhi University graduate had entered the electoral politics in Haryana in October 2014 when the BJP dethroned the Congress in assembly election
![Karnal BJP MP Manohar Lal Khattar takes oath as minister during the swearing-in ceremony of new Union government, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Sunday. (PTI) Karnal BJP MP Manohar Lal Khattar takes oath as minister during the swearing-in ceremony of new Union government, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Sunday. (PTI)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/09/150x84/Karnal-BJP-MP-Manohar-Lal-Khattar-takes-oath-as-mi_1717958735693.jpg)