New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- The swearing-in ceremony of the BJP's third consecutive government in Haryana is expected to be held next week in Panchkula, a senior official said on Friday.

"We are preparing venue for the event. The tentative date is October 15," Panchkula's Deputy Commissioner (DC), Dr Yash Garg, told PTI.

A committee has been formed under the DC's chairmanship to make arrangements for the ceremony, likely to be attended by dignitaries such as prime minister Narendra Modi and top BJP leaders, including chief ministers of states governed by the saffron party.

BJP's Nayab Singh Saini who succeeded party colleague Manohar Lal Khattar as chief minister in March and led it to victory in the October 5 assembly election, is likely to...