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{{short description|10th Chief Minister of Haryana}}
{{short description|10th and current Chief Minister of Haryana}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2013}}
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| image              = File:Chief Minister of Haryana Shri Manohar Lal.jpg
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| office              = 10th [[Chief Minister of Haryana]]
| office              = Chief Minister of Haryana
| deputy2            = [[Dushyant Chautala]]<br/> {{small|(since 27 October 2019)}}
| deputy2            = [[Dushyant Chautala]]<br/> {{small|(since 27 October 2019)}}
| termstart2          = 26 October 2014
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| footnotes          = <ref name="personal-web-profile">{{cite web| url=http://manoharlalkhattar.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MANOHAR-LAL-KHATTAR-Profile-A5-English.pdf| title=Profile of Manohar Lal Khattar| publisher=manoharlalkhattar.in| access-date=21 October 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020235159/http://manoharlalkhattar.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MANOHAR-LAL-KHATTAR-Profile-A5-English.pdf| archive-date=20 October 2014| url-status=dead}}</ref>
| footnotes          = <ref name="personal-web-profile">{{cite web| url=http://manoharlalkhattar.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MANOHAR-LAL-KHATTAR-Profile-A5-English.pdf| title=Profile of Manohar Lal Khattar| publisher=manoharlalkhattar.in| access-date=21 October 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020235159/http://manoharlalkhattar.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MANOHAR-LAL-KHATTAR-Profile-A5-English.pdf| archive-date=20 October 2014| url-status=dead}}</ref>
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'''Manohar Lal Khattar''' (born 5 May 1954) is an Indian politician serving as the [[List of Chief Ministers of Haryana|10th]] and current [[Chief Minister of Haryana]]. He is member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and a former [[RSS pracharak]]. He represented [[Karnal]] constituency in [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]. He was sworn-in for the first time as [[Chief Minister of Haryana]] on 26 October 2014 after BJP's win in the [[2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election]]. He was sworn in a second time as the Chief Minister on 27 October 2019 after making an alliance with [[Jannayak Janta Party]] post-2019 [[2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|Haryana Legislative Assembly election]] with [[Dushyant Chautala]] as his deputy chief minister.
'''Manohar Lal Khattar''' (born 5 May 1954) is an Indian politician serving as the [[List of Chief Ministers of Haryana|10th]] and current [[Chief Minister of Haryana|chief minister of Haryana]]. He is member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and a former [[RSS pracharak]]. He represents [[Karnal]] constituency in [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]. He was sworn in for the first time as [[Chief Minister of Haryana]] on 26 October 2014 after BJP's win in the [[2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election]]. He was sworn in a second time as the chief minister on 27 October 2019 after making an alliance with [[Jannayak Janta Party]] post-2019 [[2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|Haryana Legislative Assembly election]] with [[Dushyant Chautala]] as his deputy chief minister.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Khattar was born on 5 May 1954 in Nindana village of Meham [[tehsil]] in [[Rohtak district]] of East Punjab (now in Haryana), in a [[Punjabi Hindu]] family.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/how-the-bjp-cracked-haryana-s-caste-conundrum/amp-11571122458510.html|title=BJP and caste equation in Haryana|date=15 October 2019|publisher=Livemint}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/the-vulnerable-punjabi-in-an-unthinkable-post-in-haryana/lite/|title=The ‘vulnerable Punjabi’ in an unthinkable post in Haryana|date=28 October 2014|publisher=The Indian Express}}</ref> His father, Harbans Lal Khattar, had migrated to the village from [[Jhang]] district of [[West Punjab]] following the [[Partition of India]] in 1947. His family initially settled in the Banyani [[village]] of [[Rohtak]] [[district]] and took up farming.<ref name="personal-web-profile"/>
Khattar was born on 5 May 1954 in Nindana village of Meham [[tehsil]] in [[Rohtak district]] of Haryana, in a [[Punjabi Hindu]] family.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/how-the-bjp-cracked-haryana-s-caste-conundrum/amp-11571122458510.html|title=BJP and caste equation in Haryana|date=15 October 2019|publisher=Livemint}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/the-vulnerable-punjabi-in-an-unthinkable-post-in-haryana/lite/|title=The ‘vulnerable Punjabi’ in an unthinkable post in Haryana|date=28 October 2014|publisher=The Indian Express}}</ref> His father, Harbans Lal Khattar, had migrated to the village from [[Jhang]] district of [[West Punjab]] following the [[Partition of India]] in 1947. His family initially settled in the Banyani [[village]] of [[Rohtak]] [[district]] and took up farming.<ref name="personal-web-profile"/>


Khattar completed his matriculation (final year of high school) from Pandit Neki Ram Sharma [[Government]] College, [[Rohtak]].<ref name="personal-web-profile"/> He then moved to [[Delhi]], and ran a shop near [[Sadar Bazaar, Delhi|Sadar Bazar]]<ref name="personal-web-profile"/> while completing his bachelor's degree from [[Delhi University]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://myneta.info/haryana2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=99 | title=Profile: Manoharlal Khattar| publisher=MyNeta.com | date=19 October 2014 | access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref>
Khattar completed his matriculation (final year of high school) from Pandit Neki Ram Sharma [[Government]] College, [[Rohtak]].<ref name="personal-web-profile"/> He then moved to [[Delhi]], and ran a shop near [[Sadar Bazaar, Delhi|Sadar Bazar]]<ref name="personal-web-profile"/> while completing his bachelor's degree from [[Delhi University]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://myneta.info/haryana2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=99 | title=Profile: Manoharlal Khattar| publisher=MyNeta.com | date=19 October 2014 | access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref>
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Khattar joined [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS) and became a full-time pracharak three years later. As a pracharak, he is a lifelong bachelor.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/evoking-memories-of-lawless-chautala-regime-helps-bjp-win-haryana-114101900212_1.html | title=Evoking memories of lawless Chautala-regime helps BJP win Haryana | publisher=Business Standard | work=Arhis Mohan | date=21 October 2014 | access-date=21 October 2014| last1=Mohan | first1=Archis }}</ref> He worked as a full-time pracharak for 14 years before moving to BJP, in 1994.<ref name="personal-web-profile"/><ref>{{cite web | title = Who is Manohar Lal Khattar? |work=India Today| url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/manohar-lal-khattar-chief-minister-haryana-bjp/1/396929.html | date=21 October 2014|access-date = 21 October 2014 }}</ref>
Khattar joined [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS) and became a full-time pracharak three years later. As a pracharak, he is a lifelong bachelor.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/evoking-memories-of-lawless-chautala-regime-helps-bjp-win-haryana-114101900212_1.html | title=Evoking memories of lawless Chautala-regime helps BJP win Haryana | publisher=Business Standard | work=Arhis Mohan | date=21 October 2014 | access-date=21 October 2014| last1=Mohan | first1=Archis }}</ref> He worked as a full-time pracharak for 14 years before moving to BJP, in 1994.<ref name="personal-web-profile"/><ref>{{cite web | title = Who is Manohar Lal Khattar? |work=India Today| url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/manohar-lal-khattar-chief-minister-haryana-bjp/1/396929.html | date=21 October 2014|access-date = 21 October 2014 }}</ref>


During 2000–2014, Khattar was Organizational General Secretary of the BJP in Haryana.<ref name="personal-web-profile"/> He was the Chairman of BJP's Haryana Election Campaign Committee for [[2014 Indian general election|2014 Lok Sabha Elections]].<ref name="zee-accept">{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/haryana/will-accept-decision-of-partys-parliamentary-board-says-bjps-cm-post-frontrunner-manohar-lal-khattar_1487306.html | title=Will accept decision of party's parliamentary board, says BJP's CM-post frontrunner Manohar Lal Khattar| publisher=Zee News | work=Zee Media Bureau | date=21 October 2014 | access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref> Subsequently, he became a member of BJP's National Executive Committee.<ref name="zee-accept"/> <ref>{{cite web | title = Manohar Lal Khattar RSS & BJP Journey | publisher=BJPHaryana.org | url = https://www.bjpharyana.org/manoharlalkhattar.php  }}</ref>
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 ''[https://bhajpakibaat.org/ Bhajpa Ki Baat]'' magazine in October 2000.
<ref>{{cite web | title = Bhajpa Ki Baat is the official magazine of the Bharatiya Janata Party |work=BJPHaryana.org | url = https://www.bjpharyana.org/mag.htm/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20021005125559/https://www.bjpharyana.org/mag.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 5 October 2002 |date=5 October 2002 }}</ref>  <ref name="personal-web-profile"/> He was the Chairman of BJP's Haryana Election Campaign Committee for [[2014 Indian general election|2014 Lok Sabha Elections]].<ref name="zee-accept">{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/haryana/will-accept-decision-of-partys-parliamentary-board-says-bjps-cm-post-frontrunner-manohar-lal-khattar_1487306.html | title=Will accept decision of party's parliamentary board, says BJP's CM-post frontrunner Manohar Lal Khattar| publisher=Zee News | work=Zee Media Bureau | date=21 October 2014 | access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref> Subsequently, he became a member of BJP's National Executive Committee.<ref name="zee-accept"/> <ref>{{cite web | title = Manohar Lal Khattar RSS & BJP Journey | publisher=BJPHaryana.org | url = https://www.bjpharyana.org/manoharlalkhattar.php  }}</ref>


In 2014, Khattar was nominated as BJP's candidate from [[Karnal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Karnal constituency]] for the Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 2014. The party's workers and supporters in Karnal launched a signature campaign, asking the party leadership to field a local candidate instead of him.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/BJP-workers-launch-signature-campaign-against-outsiders-in-Karnal/articleshow/41135655.cms | title=BJP workers launch signature campaign against outsiders in Karnal| publisher=Times of India | work=Anita Singh| date=21 October 2014 | access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref> His opponent, the [[Indian National Congress]] candidate and [[Deepender Singh Hooda]], accused Khattar of being an "outsider" not native to Karnal. But Modi wave helped Mr. Khattar win elections by heavy margin.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://ibnlive.in.com/news/haryana-elections-khattar-rides-on-modi-wave-congress-plays-the-outsider-card-in-karnal/505127-37-64.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141011205508/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/haryana-elections-khattar-rides-on-modi-wave-congress-plays-the-outsider-card-in-karnal/505127-37-64.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 11 October 2014|title = Haryana elections: Khattar rides on Modi wave, Congress plays the outsider card in Karnal|date = 14 October 2014|access-date = 21 October 2014|website = IBN Live|publisher = Priyanka Rathi}}</ref>
In 2014, Khattar was nominated as BJP's candidate from [[Karnal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Karnal constituency]] for the Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 2014. The party's workers and supporters in Karnal launched a signature campaign, asking the party leadership to field a local candidate instead of him.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/BJP-workers-launch-signature-campaign-against-outsiders-in-Karnal/articleshow/41135655.cms | title=BJP workers launch signature campaign against outsiders in Karnal| publisher=Times of India | work=Anita Singh| date=21 October 2014 | access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref> His opponent, the [[Indian National Congress]] candidate and [[Deepender Singh Hooda]], accused Khattar of being an "outsider" not native to Karnal. But Modi wave helped Mr. Khattar win elections by heavy margin.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://ibnlive.in.com/news/haryana-elections-khattar-rides-on-modi-wave-congress-plays-the-outsider-card-in-karnal/505127-37-64.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141011205508/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/haryana-elections-khattar-rides-on-modi-wave-congress-plays-the-outsider-card-in-karnal/505127-37-64.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 11 October 2014|title = Haryana elections: Khattar rides on Modi wave, Congress plays the outsider card in Karnal|date = 14 October 2014|access-date = 21 October 2014|website = IBN Live|publisher = Priyanka Rathi}}</ref>
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In the elections, the BJP gained a majority in Haryana for the first time, and Khattar won his maiden election by a margin of 63,736 votes. During a party meeting, his name was proposed for the [[List of Chief Ministers of Haryana|Chief Minister of Haryana]] post by Haryana BJP President [[Ram Bilas Sharma (politician)|Ram Bilas Sharma]], seconded by other strong Chief Minister of Haryana claimant [[Rao Inderjeet Singh]] and supported by many [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLAs]]. He became the BJP's first Chief Minister of Haryana after his swearing-in ceremony on 26 October 2014.<ref>{{cite web | title = Manohar Lal Khattar to be sworn in as Haryana CM on October 26 in oath ceremony at panchkula |work=India Today | url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/manohar-lal-khattar-chief-minister-haryana-bjp/1/396925.html |date=21 October 2014| access-date = 21 October 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = BJP chooses Manohar Lal Khattar as Haryana Chief Minister|newspaper=The Economic Times | url = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-chooses-manohar-lal-khattar-as-haryana-chief-minister/articleshow/44897179.cms | date=21 October 2014|access-date = 21 October 2014  }}</ref>
In the elections, the BJP gained a majority in Haryana for the first time, and Khattar won his maiden election by a margin of 63,736 votes. During a party meeting, his name was proposed for the [[List of Chief Ministers of Haryana|Chief Minister of Haryana]] post by Haryana BJP President [[Ram Bilas Sharma (politician)|Ram Bilas Sharma]], seconded by other strong Chief Minister of Haryana claimant [[Rao Inderjeet Singh]] and supported by many [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLAs]]. He became the BJP's first Chief Minister of Haryana after his swearing-in ceremony on 26 October 2014.<ref>{{cite web | title = Manohar Lal Khattar to be sworn in as Haryana CM on October 26 in oath ceremony at panchkula |work=India Today | url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/manohar-lal-khattar-chief-minister-haryana-bjp/1/396925.html |date=21 October 2014| access-date = 21 October 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = BJP chooses Manohar Lal Khattar as Haryana Chief Minister|newspaper=The Economic Times | url = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-chooses-manohar-lal-khattar-as-haryana-chief-minister/articleshow/44897179.cms | date=21 October 2014|access-date = 21 October 2014  }}</ref>


On 27 October 2019, Khattar was sworn-in as the Chief Minister for the second time, after making an alliance with [[Dushyant Chautala]]'s [[Jannayak Janta Party]] post [[2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Haryana govt formation updates: Manohar Lal Khattar sworn-in for 'second innings' as CM, Dushyant Chautala takes oath deputy CM |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/manohar-lal-khattar-haryana-cm-dushyant-chautala-deputy-cm-oath-taking-ceremony-live-updates-bjps-manohar-lal-khattar-to-take-oath-as-cm-at-2-15-pm-jjps-dushyant-chautala-to-be-sworn-in-as-deputy-7559411.html |access-date=27 October 2019 |work=Firstpost |date=27 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Manohar Lal Khattar takes oath as Haryana CM for second term, Dushyant Chautala as Dy CM |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/manohar-lal-khattar-takes-oath-as-haryana-cm-for-second-term-dushyant-chautala-to-be-dy-cm/videoshow/71784262.cms |access-date=27 October 2019 |work=The Economic Times |date=27 October 2019}}</ref>
On 27 October 2019, Khattar was sworn in as the chief minister for the second time, after making an alliance with [[Dushyant Chautala]]'s [[Jannayak Janta Party]] post [[2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Haryana govt formation updates: Manohar Lal Khattar sworn-in for 'second innings' as CM, Dushyant Chautala takes oath deputy CM |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/manohar-lal-khattar-haryana-cm-dushyant-chautala-deputy-cm-oath-taking-ceremony-live-updates-bjps-manohar-lal-khattar-to-take-oath-as-cm-at-2-15-pm-jjps-dushyant-chautala-to-be-sworn-in-as-deputy-7559411.html |access-date=27 October 2019 |work=Firstpost |date=27 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Manohar Lal Khattar takes oath as Haryana CM for second term, Dushyant Chautala as Dy CM |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/manohar-lal-khattar-takes-oath-as-haryana-cm-for-second-term-dushyant-chautala-to-be-dy-cm/videoshow/71784262.cms |access-date=27 October 2019 |work=The Economic Times |date=27 October 2019}}</ref>


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