Manohar Lal Khattar will take oath as Haryana chief minister for his second consecutive term on October 27.
Emerging as the single largest party in Haryana assembly elections with 40 seats, BJP is all set to form the next government in the state with the support of Dushyant Chautala's Jannayak Janata Party (JJP).
Manohar Lal Khattar, who on Saturday met Haryana Governor in Chandigarh after being elected as BJP's legislative party leader, staked claim to form the government.
After meeting the Governor along with other party leaders, Khattar informed that he has stake claim to form the government and tendered his resignation as chief minister. The Governor has accepted their proposal and invited them for the oath-taking ceremony which will be held at 2:15 pm on October 27 (tomorrow) at the Raj Bhavan.
Khattar will take oath as Haryana Chief Minister for the second consecutive term. Also, Dushyant Chautala, whose Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) has supported the BJP, will take oath as deputy chief minister.
Haryana government formation | live updates
15:30 IST | Saturday, October 26, 2019
"We have stake claim to form the government in Haryana. The Governor has accepted our proposal and invited us. I have tendered my resignation which has been accepted. Tomorrow at 2:15 PM oath-taking ceremony will be held at Raj Bhavan. Dushyant Chautala will take oath as Deputy CM," said Manohar Lal Khattar.
ML Khattar: We have stake claim to form govt in Haryana. Governor has accepted our proposal & invited us. I have tendered my resignation which has been accepted. Tomorrow at 2:15 PM oath taking ceremony will be held at Raj Bhavan. Dushyant Chautala will take oath as Deputy CM. pic.twitter.com/gukF9WWFbk
— ANI (@ANI) October 26, 2019
15:20 IST | Saturday, October 26, 2019
Manohar Lal Khattar who has been elected as BJP's legislative party leader earlier in the day is expected to take oath as Haryana Chief Minister for the second time between 2:15 pm on tomorrow (October 27).
15:14 IST | Saturday, October 26, 2019
"Ajay Chautala (father of Jannayak Janta Party leader Dushyant Chautala) has been granted 14-day furlough and will be out today evening or tomorrow morning," said Tihar jail DG. JJP has sealed an alliance with the BJP as Manohar Lal Khattar prepares to be Haryana chief minister for the second consecutive term.
14:25 IST | Saturday, October 26, 2019
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar and JJP Leader Dushyant Chautala arrive at Governor's house in Chandigarh.
Chandigarh: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar and JJP Leader Dushyant Chautala arrive at Governor house pic.twitter.com/Q2fZmQntBJ
— ANI (@ANI) October 26, 2019
13:05 IST | Saturday, October 26, 2019
Manohar Lal Khattar is likely to oath as Haryana CM on October 27 (tomorrow)
12:55 IST | Saturday, October 26, 2019
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday clarified that BJP is not taking the support of Haryana Lokhit Party's Gopal Kanda to form the government in the state.
12:40 IST | Saturday, October 26, 2019
"We will go to meet the Governor, and request him to invite us to form the government," Ravi Shankar Prasad said.
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad: We will go to meet the Governor, and request him to invite us to form the government. #HaryanaAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/lvy8vgQGM5
— ANI (@ANI) October 26, 2019
12:30 IST | Saturday, October 26, 2019
Manohar Lal Khattar has been elected BJP's legislative party leader.
Chandigarh: Manohar Lal Khattar has been elected BJP's legislative party leader. #Haryana pic.twitter.com/R1DPhZTKvL
— ANI (@ANI) October 26, 2019
12:11 IST | Saturday, October 26, 2019
"No question of including Gopal Kanda in the government, neither are we taking his support," Haryana Minister and BJP leader Anil Vij said.
Haryana Minister and BJP leader Anil Vij: No question of including Gopal Kanda in the government, neither are we taking his support pic.twitter.com/MV2WNi3hTQ
— ANI (@ANI) October 26, 2019
12:00 IST | Saturday, October 26, 2019
Incumbent Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad at UT guest house in Chandigarh where BJP legislative party meeting will begin shortly.
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad at UT Guest house in Chandigarh where BJP legislative party meeting will begin shortly. pic.twitter.com/KEW5r26xtZ
— ANI (@ANI) October 26, 2019
11:35 IST | Saturday, October 26, 2019
As per sources, Dushyant Chautala's mother Naina Singh Chautala may become Haryana deputy chief minister. She contested from Badhra assembly seat and defeated Congress candidate Ranbir Singh Mahendra with a margin of 13,704 votes.
11:15 IST | Saturday, October 26, 2019
Prior to staking claim to form the government, Manohar Lal Khattar will meet party legislators where he will be chosen as BJP's legislative party leader. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Haryana BJP General Secretary Arun Singh will also be presented.
11:00 IST | Saturday, October 26, 2019
BJP likely to stake claim to form next government in Haryana.
On October 24, Haryana results ended in a hung assembly as no single party managed to reach the magic number - 46 - required to stake claim to form the government in the 90-member assembly.
With several possibilities existing, on Friday, Gopal Kanda and several other independent MLAs announced that they will offer unconditional support to the BJP.
At one point of time, it was almost certain that BJP was going to form the government with the support of independents, however, after several key developments, JJP which secured 10 seats and was in the position of the kingmaker finally sealed an alliance with the BJP.
On Friday evening, BJP president Amit Shah, party working president JP Nadda, incumbent Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, JJP's Dushyant Chautala along with other leaders announced that both the parties (BJP and JJP) will be forming the next government in the state.
1. BJP-JJP seal alliance in Haryana
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The Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday sealed an alliance to form a coalition government in Haryana where the latter fell short of the majority mark of 46 in the elections held for 90-member assembly.
In Haryana, where counting of votes was held on Thursday, the BJP emerged as the single largest party with 40 seats while the Congress won 31 seats. The JJP was hoping to play the role of kingmaker with its 10 MLAs in the 90-member Haryana Assembly.
Soon after Dushyant Chautala indicated that he was open to supporting a BJP-led government in Harayana, Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) chief met Union Home Minister and BJP president Amit Shah at the latter's residence in New Delhi. He was accompanied by Minister of State (MoS) for Finance and BJP MP from Himachal Pradesh Anurag Thakur.
After the meeting was concluded, Shah announced that the BJP and JJP have decided to form the government together. While the chief minister will be from the BJP, the JJP has been offered a deputy chief minister's post.
"Accepting the mandate by the people of Haryana, leaders of both parties have decided that BJP-JJP will form the govt together in Haryana. CM will be from BJP and Deputy CM will be from JJP," Shah said.
2. Gopal Kanda, independents support to the BJP
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On Friday, BJP said that almost 8 independent MLAs have offered support to the party to form the next government in Haryana.
Also, Haryana Lokhit Party MLA Gopal Kanda and 5 independents had met BJP's working president JP Nadda in Delhi. Kanda's brother Gobind claimed that his brother and independent MLAs will offer unconditional support to the BJP.
#WATCH Haryana Lokhit Party's Gopal Kanda,candidate from Sirsa assembly seat:All independent candidates have extended their unconditional support to BJP. My father was associated with RSS since 1926,fought 1st general elections of the country after independence on Jansangh ticket pic.twitter.com/FeS9c9Valq
— ANI (@ANI) October 25, 2019
3. Modi, Shah addresses party workers after Haryana, Maharashtra results
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Addressing party workers after assembly election results on Thursday, PM Modi said, "The political pundits who are analysing today's election results, Haryana in itself is an exceptional win since these days there have been less instances of winning again after completing a 5-year term."
"Devendra Fadnavis ji and Manohar Lal ji both were first-time chief ministers, they did not even have the experience as ministers. And for five years they kept working for people's welfare and as a result, people have again put their faith in them," PM added.
"In Haryana have seen a 3% increase in our vote share since the last time and we have emerged as the largest party there, I thank the people for this," said BJP President and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
