Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar and his cabinet have reportedly tendered their resignation to governor Bandaru Dattatreya amid reports of a rift in BJP's alliance with JJP.
According to TV reports, cracks appeared in the BJP-JJP government amid disagreement over seat-sharing in Haryana ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Reports said that BJP is unwilling to give 2 seats to the Dushyant Chautala-led party for the upcoming polls and wants to fight all 10 seats on its own.
The BJP is likely to form a new government in Haryana with the support of Independent MLAs.
According to reports, BJP MP from Haryana's Kurukshetra constituency Nayab Singh Saini or Karnal MP Sanjay Bhatia are the frontrunners to replace Khattar as the chief minister.
Union minister Arjun Munda and BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh have been appointed as observers for Haryana. The new chief minister will be declared after the observers hold talks with MLAs.
In October 2023, Nayab Singh Saini, an OBC member and Lok Sabha MP from Haryana's Kurukshetra, was appointed the new state unit president, replacing Om Prakash Dhankar, by the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in the run up to the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections. Saini's appointment is said to have magnified the BJP's influence within the OBC community in the state.
Reportedly, Khattar will likely contest from Karnal in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
At present, the BJP has 41 MLAs in the 90-member House while the JJP has 10. The ruling combine also enjoys the support of six of seven independents.
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