Khattar, a common man, is Haryana CM

What is most striking about Manohar Lal Khattar is his simplicity. When he filed his affidavit before elections, he mentioned agriculture and giving tuition to the students as his prime avocation. This was a big departure from the past. “Lal” families and the Hooda were all rich, or they became filthily rich after becoming chief minister.

When Manohar Lal Khattar was chosen as chief minister, my colleagues in journalism and others scoffed at his simplicity. They said he lacked charisma, he did not have attitude. He didn’t have ego that a state level leader generally carried.
Khattar became a full time swayamsewak of the party. He joined BJP in 1994. From 2000 to 2014, he was Organizational General Secretary of BJP in Haryana. He was the Chairman of BJP's Haryana Election Campaign Committee for 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.

His rise would be important for various reasons. Voters have chosen a common man, who worked silently to rise to this level.

Maohan Lal Khattar during election campaign

His ascension to the CM post proves that there will be lot of emphasis on simplicity. Governance will be transparent. Bureaucracy will be under control and people friendly. Hooda’s regime has seen bureaucracy going berserk, where honest officers were literally haunted.
If BJP has to make a mark, it has give honest officers due credit for their good work. RSS, which is practically not a force to reckon with in the state might get a fresh lease of life.