We accept the mandate by the people of Haryana. The leaders of both parties (BJP-JJP) have decided that BJP-JJP will form the govt together, in Haryana. The Chief Minister will be from the BJP, and the Deputy CM will be from JJP.
Several turncoats and rebels dented the ruling BJP's chances of getting a clear majority in Haryana as results of the Assembly polls were declared on October 24.
Weeks ahead of the October 21 polls, several leaders, mostly sitting MLAs of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
And at the time of ticket distribution, the top BJP leadership preferred the turncoats over its loyal workers.
As a result, several miffed workers rebelled and entered the fray as independents which dented the traditional vote bank of the BJP and helped opposition parties like the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) and the Congress immensely.
The BJP denied tickets to 12 of its sitting legislators.
On the Rewari seat, sitting BJP MLA Randhir Kapri fought as an independent, however, neither he nor the BJP candidate-- Sunil Musepur could win the seat and it went into the kitty of the Congress.
Among other rebels, Sombir, who had unsuccessfully fought the 2014 polls as a BJP candidate, contested as an independent from Dadri and won. The BJP had fielded wrestler-turned-politician Babita Phogat from the seat.
From Prithla segment, BJP rebel Nayan Pal Rawat won as an Independent while in Meham too, former BJP leader won the election by defeating Congress rival and sitting MLA Anand Singh Dangi.
Adding to the woes of the BJP, many of the turncoats received a major drubbing on several seats.
Satish Nandal, former district president of the INLD, who joined the BJP recently, lost by a huge margin to sitting MLA and Congress' senior leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda from Garhi Sampla-Kiloi.
Former INLD leaders Parminder Singh Dhull and Bachan Singh Arya too lost from Julana and Safidon respectively.
We accept the mandate by the people of Haryana. The leaders of both parties (BJP-JJP) have decided that BJP-JJP will form the govt together, in Haryana. The Chief Minister will be from the BJP, and the Deputy CM will be from JJP.
Till now we haven't spoken to anybody on government formation, as national executive was not clear on the agenda. Now we've been authorised,we'll talk to concerned people.Hopefully in few hrs or few days we'll have positive result.
The party which will agree to our Common Minimum Program under which we had taken the resolution of 75% jobs reservation for Haryanvis, and that of Chaudhary Devi Lal's idea of old age pension, JJP will give its support to that party. We have not reached out to anyone for government formation.
No talks have been done on government so far. We will back a common minimum programme.
In the legislative party meet today, a resolution was passed that I will be the leader of the legislative party.
JJP leader Dushyant Chautala is addressing a press conference.
Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti disapproves of Haryana Lokhit Party leader Gopal Kanda's support to form government in Haryana. The Sirsa MLA has offered support to the BJP. (ANI)
Declaring that the people of Haryana have rejected the BJP, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala has accused the saffron party of using allurements of money and power to get a majority and said a government formed through such means would be "illegitimate".
"They (the BJP) have no right to form a government. Defections are coming to play with allurements of money and power and of positions in government being the sole criteria for forming a government in Haryana," he alleged. (PTI)
It's the right of the CM and party leadership to make someone a minister. Everyone has ambitions. I have ambitions and willpower. I wish that I get adjusted somewhere so that the development of people in my area is done in a proper manner.
All India Mahila Congress presidentSushmita Dev writes to Home Minister and BJP President Amit Shah over Haryana MLA Gopal Kanda giving his support to BJP to form govt in Haryana. In her letter she states "...the accused of Geetika Sharma case is giving his support to BJP..."
Dev, in her letter, states, "Gopal Kanda has been accused of rape, abetment of suicide, hatching a criminal conspiracy in connection with the suicide case. Forging an alliance with a criminal like him raises a question on BJP's resolution of providing security to women."
Manohar Lal Khattar set to take oath as chief minister tomorrow, News18 reports.
I was a BJP worker for 30 years. I was in BJP, where did I go? BJP is my mother.
Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) leader Dushyant Chautala shows victory sign at party's MLAs meeting. JJP's national executive meeting is scheduled to be held in Delhi today.
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