In the Jat significant constituencies in Haryana, NDA had a vote share of 53.06 percent in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, in which BJP’s share was 53.00 percent.
In 2024, Union minister Krishan Pal Gurjar was again fielded by the BJP against Congress veteran Mahender Pratap Singh. Gurjar won from Faridabad in 2014, and 2019 as well.
The relationship between JJP and BJP- two key allies hasn't been ideal with leaders from both sides engaging in regular potshots against each other.
Leader of the Opposition and former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had said that the need to move a no-confidence motion had come because the BJP-JJP government had lost public confidence in the backdrop of protests against farm laws.
The BJP has 40 seats in the 90-member Haryana assembly. It also has the support of 10 JJP MLAs and five independent legislators. The Congress has 31 seats. Two seats in the assembly are vacant. The majority mark stands at 45.
Multiple MLAs of Dushyant Chautala-led Jannayak Janata Party are reportedly backing protesting farmers who are considered to be at the core of the party’s voter base.
Participating in a debate on the governor's address, former chief minister and Leader of the Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda raised problems faced by farmers during the procurement process.
"They came together for their selfish interests," Abhay Singh Chautala told reporters on sidelines of his party's state executive meeting here.
The development came on the day the BJP staked claim to form the government in Haryana with support of the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), after it fell short of a majority in the Assembly elections.
Live updates of the developments following the 2019 Haryana Vidhan Sabha election result
The Congress is leading in 32 seats, while the BJP is leading in 38 seats. Meanwhile, the JJP has 10 seats
Jannayak Janta Party, formed in December 2018, is all set to be a king maker in Haryana
Live updates of the 2019 Haryana Vidhan Sabha election results
Live updates of polling from across Haryana, as part of the 2019 Legislative Assembly elections
Over 1.8 crore voters are expected to cast their ballots, across more than 19,000 polling stations
It would be nothing short of a miracle if the Opposition together manages to touch the half-way mark in the 90-seat Haryana assembly.
While the Congress and the INLD have been traditionally battling for Jat votes, in 2014, the BJP initiated a new social engineering of consolidating the non-Jat votes
Haryana, as well as Maharashtra, are set to go to polls on October 21 and the results are scheduled to be announced on October 24
In the Lok Sabha polls, the BJP raised its vote share to 58 percent from 33 percent in 2014. This kind of jump is nothing short of phenomenal, and could mean a landslide in its favour in this assembly election
State Congress chief Selja said CM Manohar Lal Khattar should first present his "report card" before people on the promises made during the 2014 Assembly polls
CM Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP is hoping to retain power in the Vidhan Sabha election, amid challenge from a fragmented opposition
JJP also named former BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav as the party candidate from Karnal to take on Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar