Independents withdraw support from BJP in Haryana, Saini govt reduced to minority

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Haryana has been reduced to a minority after three Independent MLAs withdrew support and announced they would back the Congress.

The Nayab Singh Saini government which enjoyed the support of two other Independents is now two short of the majority mark in the 90-member House which has a current strength of 88.

Independent MLAs Sombir Sangwan (Dadri), Randhir Singh Gollen (Pundri) and Dharampal Gonder (Nilokheri) announced their decision at a press conference in Rohtak in the presence of Leader of the Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda and state Congress chief Udai Bhan.

The BJP has 40 MLAs, the Congress 30 and the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) 10 in the House. Recently, some JJP MLAs have indicated support to the BJP even though the latter pulled out of the coalition government in March.

JJP leader Digvijay Singh Chautala said Hooda should initiate the process to “bring down the government which has lost trust of people”. He also said Hooda should immediately meet the governor and apprise him of the situation.

The Congress said in a statement the three MLAs have already sent letters to the governor saying they have withdrawn their support to the government. “Nayab Singh Saini government is now a minority government. Saini should tender his resignation as he does not have right to stay even for a minute,” Hooda said.

The assembly elections in Haryana are due in October this year.

The Saini-led BJP government in Haryana had on March 13 won the trust vote by voice vote in the House after he took oath as the new chief minister replacing Manohar Lal Khattar.

Khattar, who is contesting Lok Sabha polls from Karnal, had resigned as MLA from Karnal. Former Haryana minister Ranjit Singh Chautala also resigned in March as MLA. He was an Independent MLA from Rania segment and resigned on March 24 as he joined the BJP, which has announced his candidature for Hisar Lok Sabha seat.

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KV Prasad Journo follow politics, process in Parliament and US Congress. Former Congressional APSA-Fulbright Fellow