Phogat had won the Julana Assembly seat in Haryana assembly polls, defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate (BJP) Yogesh Kumar, according to the Election Commission of India. The former wrestler secured a victory with a margin of 5,761 votes.
Earlier today Indonesia's former defence minister Prabowo Subianto took oath as the President of Indonesia along with Gibran Rakabuming who is the son of former President Joko Widodo and has been elected as the Vice President of the country.
National Conference leader Mubarak Gul on Saturday took oath as the Jammu and Kashmir assembly Protem Speaker at Srinagar Raj Bhawan administered by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
Nayab Singh Saini was administered the oath of office by Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, marking his second term as Chief Minister of Haryana. His council of ministers was also sworn in during the ceremony.
Hours after taking oath as the cabinet minister in the newly formed government in Haryana, BJP leader Anil Vij denied the speculations of him claiming to become Chief Minister of the state.
As BJP MLA Shruti Choudhry took oath as a cabinet minister, her mother BJP MP Kiran Choudhry said that she would work honestly for social welfare and take forward the policies of the BJP. In the new cabinet, 13 legislators have been inducted including two women.
Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya administered the oath of office to Nayab Saini and his council of ministers at a ceremony held at Dussehra Ground in Sector 5, Panchkula.
A day after taking oath as a first Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah on Thursday chaired his first cabinet meeting, officials said.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday congratulated Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini for taking oath for the second time as the CM of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in the state.
Governor Governor Bandaru Dattatreya administered the oath of office to Nayab Saini and his council of ministers in the ceremony held at Dussehra Ground in Sector 5, Panchkula.