Bhupinder Hooda takes oath as Haryana Chief Minister for second time.Byline: ANI Chandigarh, Oct 25 (ANI): Bhupinder Singh Hooda Chaudhary Bhupinder Singh Hooda (born September 15, 1947) is an Indian politician and the current Chief Minister of Haryana. His father ch.Ranbir Singh, was a member of the committee appointed to draft the Constitution of India. was sworn in as Haryana's Chief Minister for a second consecutive term on Sunday. Governor Jagannath Pahadia administered the oath of office An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before undertaking the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious body, although such oaths are sometimes required of officers of other organizations. and secrecy to Hooda in a ceremony held at the Haryana Raj Bhavan. All the newly elected members of the assembly were also present during the oath-taking ceremony. Earlier in the day, Hooda's name was decided by the Congress High Command in New Delhi, as Sonia Gandhi was authorized to decide the Haryana leadership issue. Along with Hooda, names of Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja and Congress MP from Ambala were also reportedly discussed by party's high command. Previously, Hooda has been the Lok Sabha member for four terms in 1991, 1996, 1998, 2004 and the leader of opposition in Haryana's Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2004. He also served as the President of Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee The elected committee that directs the Congress Party in an Indian state is known as a PCC, or Pradesh Congress Committee. It is elected by card-holding members of the Congress, the world's largest political organisation, and in turn elects State Congress Presidents and delegates to the (HPCC) from 1996 to 2001. In March 2005, Hooda replaced Om Prakash Chautala Om Prakash Chautala (Hindi: ओम प्रकाश चौटाला) (born January 1, 1935) is an Indian politician from the state of Haryana. as the Chief Minister of the State. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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