New Delhi: Manohar Lal Khattar will take oath as the ChiefMinister of Haryana for the second term on Diwali, October 27, sources said onSaturday. The swearing-in ceremony will take place at 2 pm on Sunday. Alongwith Khattar, the deputy CM will also take oath. However, a decision on whowill be Khattar's deputy is yet to be taken.

Sources also added that the swearing-in ceremony of thecouncil of ministers in the Khattar cabinet might not happen on Sunday.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has sealed a deal withDushyant Chautala's Jannayak Janshakti Party (JJP) to form government inHaryana. The decision on the alliance was taken by Home Minister Amit Shah onFriday after a joint meeting of BJP and JJP leaders. It was likely thatDushyant will be the new deputy chief minister of Haryana. However, onSaturday, her mother and JJP leader Naina Singh Chautala's name as deputy CMcropped up. Naina won from Badhra Assembly seat on JJP ticket in therecently-concluded Haryana poll after defeating Congress' Ranbir Singh Mahendraby a margin of 13,000 votes.

Dushyant emerged as the kingmaker in Haryana after his partywon 10 seats in the state. "Accepting the mandate by the people ofHaryana, leaders of both parties (BJP-JJP) have decided that BJP-JJP will formthe government together in Haryana. CM will be from BJP & Deputy CM will befrom JJP," Amit Shah after the meeting.BJP and JJP leaders will meet theGovernor later on Saturday and stake their claim to form the government inHaryana.Meanwhile, the BJP legislative party meeting was also held on Saturdayin Chandigarh, wherein Khattar was elected their leader. Union Minister RaviShankar was also part of the meeting. 

BJP legislative party meeting begins at UT Guest house inChandigarh. Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, CM Manohar Lal Khattar present.#HaryanaAssemblyPolls