Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Saini Promises Haryana Welfare Model for Punjab Under BJP
Nayab Singh Saini is the chief minister of Haryana.
He said that if the BJP wins power in Punjab, it will use Haryana’s welfare programs there.
He also said the BJP would work to reduce drug problems and help young people find opportunities.
Saini promised to encourage startups and stop businesses from leaving Punjab.
He said Haryana has developed faster than Punjab in recent years.
More than 500 Punjab leaders and local representatives reportedly joined the BJP at the meeting.
Saini praised Haryana for government jobs, farmer compensation and sports achievements.
He also criticized Punjab’s AAP government over its election promises and drug policy.
These claims were made by Saini and were presented in a government statement.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said Punjab would adopt Haryana’s welfare schemes if the BJP forms the state government.
Saini said more than 500 Punjab representatives, including sarpanches and farmers’ organisation leaders, joined the BJP at his residence.
He claimed Punjab has fallen behind Haryana in development and promised action on drugs, industrial migration, startups and business confidence.
Saini said the BJP had fulfilled 70 of 217 Haryana election promises in 18 months, while alleging Punjab’s AAP government had fulfilled none of its 57 promises in five years.
He highlighted Haryana’s government jobs, crop-damage compensation, crop procurement at MSP and sports policies as examples for Punjab.
- Who
- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, the Bharatiya Janata Party, and more than 500 Punjab representatives mentioned in the statement.
- What
- Saini said Haryana’s welfare schemes would be implemented in Punjab if the BJP forms the state government.
- When
- The interaction and statement were reported on September 9; the article identifies the day as Wednesday but does not specify a year.
- Where
- Saini’s residence in Chandigarh, during an interaction with people from Punjab constituencies.
- Why
- Saini said Punjab needs a government focused on development, public interest and national interest, and argued that the BJP could restore the state’s prosperity and identity.
BJP’s Claims and Promises
AAP Government’s Record as Characterized by Saini
Development model
BJP’s Claims and Promises
Saini said Haryana has moved ahead of Punjab and that the BJP would build a developed Punjab using Haryana’s welfare schemes and development approach.
AAP Government’s Record as Characterized by Saini
The article does not include a response from the Aam Aadmi Party or an independent assessment of the two states’ development records.
Election promises
BJP’s Claims and Promises
Saini said the BJP fulfilled 70 of 217 Haryana promises within 18 months.
AAP Government’s Record as Characterized by Saini
Saini claimed Punjab’s AAP government had fulfilled none of its 57 promises in five years; no AAP response is provided.
Drugs, jobs and business
BJP’s Claims and Promises
Saini promised to steer Punjab’s youth away from drugs, encourage startups, stop industrial migration and reduce fear among businesses.
AAP Government’s Record as Characterized by Saini
Saini alleged that the AAP government had failed to eradicate the drug menace and that Punjab youth faced discrimination in government jobs; the article does not provide the AAP’s position.
- Promised policy transfer
- Haryana’s welfare schemes would be implemented in Punjab under a BJP government, according to Saini.
- Reported BJP entrants
- More than 500 sarpanches, zila parishad members and farmers’ organisation leaders from Punjab joined the BJP.
- Haryana election promises
- Saini said 70 of 217 promises in the BJP’s 2024 Haryana Assembly election manifesto had been fulfilled within 18 months.
- Punjab election promises
- Saini claimed the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab had not fulfilled any of its 57 election promises in five years.
- Government employment
- Saini said more than two lakh Haryana youth had received government jobs on merit over 12 years.
- Farmer compensation
- He said Haryana had provided Rs 16,500 crore in crop-damage compensation over 12 years.
- Agricultural procurement
- Saini said the Haryana government procures all crops from farmers at Minimum Support Price.