Haryana Cabinet Passes Gratitude Resolution for PM Modi's 25 Years
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A state cabinet doing something it almost never does — passing a formal resolution not about policy, not about budget, but about a person. On Saturday, October 10, 2026, the Haryana Cabinet under Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini passed a resolution of gratitude marking 25 years of public service by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, making Haryana one of the BJP-governed states to formally commemorate the milestone under the #SevaSankalpAbhiyan campaign.
What the Resolution Marks — and What '25 Years of Seva' Means
The 25-year milestone traces PM Modi's public-office journey from his swearing-in as Chief Minister of Gujarat in October 2001 through his tenure as Prime Minister since May 2014. The BJP has framed this arc under the slogan 'Seva, Sankalp' — service and resolve — anchoring the campaign in the narrative of continuous governance rather than electoral milestones. Cabinet resolutions of this kind are rare instruments; they carry the weight of the full council of ministers and are entered into official state records.
Haryana Cabinet's Formal Vote — A Symbolic but Deliberate Move
CM Saini announced the resolution on X (formerly Twitter), posting bilingually in Hindi and English, signalling the message was aimed at both local and national audiences. The hashtags #25YearsOfSeva and #SevaSankalpAbhiyan suggest a coordinated, party-wide observance rather than a standalone Haryana initiative. By routing the tribute through the cabinet — a constitutional body — the state government elevated what could have been a routine social-media post into an official act of government.
The Political Weight of a State Cabinet's Gratitude
Haryana has been a politically consequential state for the BJP, and CM Saini's government using the cabinet mechanism to honour the Prime Minister reinforces the alignment between state and central leadership ahead of what remains a competitive political landscape in the region. The move also fits a broader pattern of BJP-ruled states using institutional gestures — resolutions, felicitations, state-level events — to amplify central party narratives. Whether other state cabinets follow suit under #SevaSankalpAbhiyan will signal how wide the coordinated campaign runs.
Twenty-five years in public office is a long time. How those years are remembered — and by whom, and through what official channels — is itself a political statement.