Chandigarh - On the first day of the first session of the 15th Haryana Legislative Assembly, senior Congress MLA Dr. Raghubir Singh Kadian, serving as Pro-tem Speaker, administered the oath to 90 newly elected MLAs.
The Chief Minister, Sh Nayab Singh Saini who is also the Leader of the House was the first to take the oath as a member of the Vidhan Sabha. Cabinet Ministers Anil Vij, Krishan Lal Panwar, Rao Narbir Singh, Mahipal Dhanda, Vipul Goyal, Dr. Arvind Sharma, Shyam Singh Rana, Ranbir Gangwa, Krishan Kumar Bedi, Shruti Chaudhary and Km Aarti Singh Rao also took oath as members of the Legislative Assembly. Subsequently, the Minister of State, Rajesh Nagar, Gaurav Gautam, and the remaining MLAs were sworn in as members of the Legislative Assembly.
During the House proceedings, Chief Minister Sh Nayab Singh Saini proposed the name of MLA Harvinder Kalyan for the post of Vidhan Sabha Speaker. The proposal was seconded by Cabinet Minister Ranbir Gangwa, and MLA Harvinder Kalyan was unanimously elected as Speaker.For the post of Deputy Speaker, Cabinet Minister Krishan Lal Panwar proposed the name of MLA Dr. Krishan Lal Middha. The proposal was supported by MLA Ghanshyam Das, and Dr. Krishan Middha was unanimously elected as Deputy Speaker.
Chief Minister Sh Nayab Singh Saini, former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Cabinet Minister Anil Vij, Mahipal Dhanda, Ranbir Gangwa, and MLA Dr. Raghubir Singh Kadian, along with other members, extended their congratulations and best wishes to Harvinder Kalyan on being elected Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker and Dr. Krishan Middha on becoming Deputy Speaker.