 "Nayab Saini replaces Manohar Lal Khattar as Haryana CM: The 5 times BJP switched chief ministerial faces")
Former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s post was taken up by BJP MP Nayab Saini on Tuesday after cracks between the ruling BJP-Jannayak Janata Party became too inevitable.
As the political drama in Haryana unfolded, the Bhartiya Janata Party closely managed to pull the numbers in its favour, enough to ensure its survival in the state.
In the past, the saffron party has successfully navigated through challenges wherein it was put in a tough spot of losing authority over the governance of a state, usually owing to inconceivable demands of its allies.
The split between JJP and BJP grew momentum after the latter reportedly refused to give 2 seats to the former for the upcoming general elections and wants to contest all 10 seats on its own.
However, this is not the first time the BJP has replaced a chief ministerial face in a state.
Gujarat: Vijay Rupani replaced by Bhupendra Patel
In 2021, Union Minister Amit Shah loyalist Vijay Rupani’s chair was given to Bhupendra Patel.
Word of mouth was that the BJP’s central leadership was unhappy with Rupani’s handling of the COVID pandemic, especially in the second wave.
Another factor that cost Rupani his post was caste. Hailing from the Jain community, the stronger ‘Patel-Patidar’ community was not particularly happy with the BJP’s decision to make Rupani the chief minister.
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The very next year, Tripura saw a change of guard when the ruling BJP replaced Biplab Deb with Manik Saha.
Deb’s resignation came as a surprise to observers but happened as there were rumours of internal fighting among BJP state unit leaders.
“Party is above all. I am a loyal worker of the BJP. I hope I have done justice to the responsibilities that were given to me – whether it was BJP state president or Tripura chief minister. I have worked for the overall development of Tripura, and to ensure peace for the people of the state,” the former chief minister said at the time.
Uttarakhand: Tirath Rawat by Pushkar Dhami
In the same year (2022), Pushkar Singh Dhami took oath as the new Uttarakhand chief minister after Tirath Rawat resigned in 2021, a little after four months since he assumed charge.
At the time, the BJP pushed for Rawat’s resignation as the Election Commission had not decided to hold a by-election in the state due to the COVID pandemic. Additionally, Rawat could not participate in the bypoll as he got infected by the coronavirus.
Karnataka: BS Yeddiyurappa replaced by Basavaraj Bommai
The year 2021 saw another government shake-up in the southern state of Karnataka BS Yeddiyurappa had to make way for Basavaraj Bommai.
Yeddiyurappa’s age came in the way of his ability to continue as the state’s chief minister. Under the Modi government, the unspoken age cut-off for retiring from active politics is 75. At the time of his resignation, Yeddiyurappa was 78.
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