The BJP and Dushyant Chautala’s Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) will form the government in Haryana, a day after the state election produced a fractured result.
The state chief minister will be from BJP and deputy CM will be from JJP, announced Home Minister and BJP president Amit Shah at a news brief on Friday.
“Accepting the mandate by the people of Haryana, leaders of both parties (BJP-JJP) have decided that BJP-JJP will form the govt together, in Haryana. CM will be from BJP & Deputy CM will be from JJP,” Shah said at the news briefing, flanked by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Kahttar and Dushyant Chautala.
Home Minister and BJP President, @AmitShah: Accepting the mandate by the people of Haryana, leaders of both parties (BJP-JJP) have decided that BJP-JJP will form the govt together, in Haryana. CM will be from BJP & Deputy CM will be from JJP. #HaryanaAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/DHgmhENrio
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) October 25, 2019
Leaders of both the parties will meet the Governor on Saturday and stake their claim to form the government in the state.
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar said: “We will meet the Governor tomorrow in Chandigarh to stake the claim to form the govt in state.”
Dushyant Chautala said: “To give a stable government to Haryana it was important for BJP and JJP to come together. I would like to thank Amit Shah ji and Nadda ji. Our party had decided that for the betterment of the state it is important to have a stable government.”
Dushyant Chautala, JJP leader: To give a stable govt to Haryana it was important for BJP & JJP to come together. I would like to thank Amit Shah ji and Nadda ji.Our party had decided that for the betterment of the state it is important to have a stable govt. #HaryanaAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/5YevGNJGdq
— ANI (@ANI) October 25, 2019
In the state Assembly elections that held on October 21, BJP had secured 40 seats in the 90-member assembly, and the Congress came in second with 31 seats. While the JJP got 10 assembly seats. The majority mark to stake claim to form the government is 46.