Manohar Lal Khattar
Politician

Manohar Lal Khattar

Union Minister of Power · Bhartiya Janta Party · New Dehli In India

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Born05 May 1954
FromNindana, Punjab, India (present-day Haryana)
OccupationUnion Minister Of Power
PartyBhartiya Janta Party
Manohar Lal Khattar

Overview

Manohar Lal Khattar (born 5 May 1954) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 33rd Minister of Power, 40th Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs since 2024. He also served 10th Chief Minister of Haryana from 26 October 2014 till his resignation on 12 March 2024. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a former RSS pracharak. He represented the Karnal constituency in the Haryana Legislative Assembly since 2014 till 2024.[3] He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Karnal, Haryana in the 2024 Indian general election.[4] As of June 2024, he serves as the Minister of Power and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs in the Third Modi Ministry.

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Career

Khattar joined Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in 1977 and became a full-time pracharak three years later.[8] As a pracharak, he is a lifelong bachelor.[9] He worked as a full-time pracharak for 14 years before moving to BJP, in 1994.[2][8]

During 2000–2014, Khattar was Organizational General Secretary of the BJP in Haryana. during his tenure the state unit was also started a publication of Bhajpa Ki Baat magazine in October 2000.[10] [2] He was the Chairman of BJP's Haryana Election Campaign Committee for 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.[11] Subsequently, he became a member of BJP's National Executive Committee.[11] [12]

In 2014, Khattar was nominated as BJP's candidate from Karnal constituency for the Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 2014. The party's workers and supporters in…

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Media

References

"Haryana Gets Manohar Lal Khattar As New Chief Minister". Metro Journalist. 21 February 2014. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.

  1.  "Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar and cabinet resign amid cracks in BJP-JJP alliance". Mint. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ Jump up to:a b "Haryana Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Full and final list of winners including Manohar Lal Khattar, Selja, Deepender Singh Hooda and more". The Times of India. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  3. ^ "BJP and caste equation in Haryana". Livemint. 15 October 2019.
  4. ^ "The 'vulnerable Punjabi' in an unthinkable post in Haryana". The Indian Express. 28 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Profile: Manoharlal Khattar". MyNeta.com. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  6. ^ Jump up to:a b "Who is Manohar Lal Khattar?". India Today. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  7. ^ Mohan, Archis (21 October 2014). "Evoking memories of lawless Chautala-regime helps BJP win Haryana". Arhis Mohan. Business Standard. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  8. ^ "Bhajpa Ki Baat is the official magazine of the Bharatiya Janata Party". BJPHaryana.org. 5 October 2002. Archived from the original on 5 October 2002.
  9. ^ Jump up to:a b "Will accept decision of party's parliamentary board, says BJP's CM-post frontrunner Manohar Lal Khattar". Zee Media Bureau. Zee News. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Manohar Lal Khattar RSS & BJP Journey". BJPHaryana.org.
  11. ^ "BJP workers launch signature campaign against outsiders in Karnal". Anita Singh. Times of India. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Haryana elections: Khattar rides on Modi wave, Congress plays the outsider card in Karnal". IBN Live. Priyanka Rathi. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  13. ^ "Manohar Lal Khattar to be sworn in as Haryana CM on October 26 in oath ceremony at panchkula". India Today. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  14. ^ "BJP chooses Manohar Lal Khattar as Haryana Chief Minister". The Economic Times. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  15. ^ "Haryana govt formation updates: Manohar Lal Khattar sworn-in for 'second innings' as CM, Dushyant Chautala takes oath deputy CM". Firstpost. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  16.  "Manohar Lal Khattar takes oath as Haryana CM for second term, Dushyant Chautala as Dy CM". The Economic Times. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  17. ^ "CM Manohar Lal Khattar, cabinet resign after cracks in BJP-JJP alliance". Hindustan Times. 12 March 2024. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  18. ^ Sandhu, Kamaljit Kaur (13 March 2024). "Haryana ex-Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar resigns as MLA". India Today. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Second list of BJP candidates for ensuing General Elections 2024 to the Parliamentary Constituencies of different states finalised by BJP CEC". bjp.org. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  20. ^ "Haryana: CM Khattar announces all-woman police stations for all districts". Hindustan Times. 2 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015.
  21. ^ "Haryana govt to implement HRCOCA to check organised crime". Business Standard. PTI. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  22. ^ "Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar to launch seven e-services on May 2". DNA. 30 April 2015. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015.
  23. ^ Jump up to:a b "India, Pakistan, Bangladesh can reunite, says Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar". The Indian Express. 26 July 2022.
  24. ^ PTI (7 January 2016). "'Haryana's child sex ratio improves to 889 girls per 1,000 boys'". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  25. ^ PTI (5 January 2016). "Memorial to be build [sic] for slain Commando Gursewak: Manohar Lal Khattar". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  26. ^ Yadav, Jyoti (11 August 2019). "Haryana CM Khattar didn't say 'bring girls from Kashmir', but he sure found it funny". ThePrint. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  27. ^ "And Now Haryana's New CM Khattar Wants Girls to Dress "Decently"". The Citizen. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  28. ^ Roychoudhury, Shibaji (22 October 2014). "Manohar Lal Khattar, who blamed women for India's rising rapes, is new Haryana CM". Scroll.in. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  29. ^ "Manohar Lal Khattar: Haryana CM Khattar sparks controversy with rape remark". The Times of India. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  30. ^ Manav, Sushil (3 April 2023). "Haryana CM Khattar's remark on HC judge sparks political row. Opposition calls him 'arrogant', demands apology". ThePrint. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

Last updated on 13 Oct 2024, 00:18 (IST)

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