BJP set to form govt with 57 MLAs sans Kanda, here are the details

As Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar gets ready to stake claim to form the next government along with JJP and Independent MLAs, sources have reported on Friday, that the saffron party will form the next government with a total tally of 57 legislative Assembly seats. Khattar is scheduled to meet Haryana Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya in Chandigarh on Friday. Currently, both BJP and JJP are conducting a party meet with all elected MLAs internally.

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Here is the break-up of the new government:

• BJP (40 MLAs)
• JJP (10 MLAs)
• Independent (7 MLAs) namely - Ranjit Singh (Rania), Dharam Pal Gonder (Nilokheri), Balraj Kundu (Meham), Narayan Pal Rawat (Prithla), Rakesh Daultabad (Badshahpur), Randhir Singh Gollen (Pundri) and Sombir (Dadri).

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Kanda-BJP alliance off

This development has been confirmed by BJP Haryana MLA Anil Vij saying that the BJP has finally decided to reject controversial MLA Gopal Kanda's support. The Haryana Lokhit Party (HLP)'s Sirsa MLA, on Thursday, had offered his unconditional support to BJP saying that he along with 5-6 independent MLAs wished to ally with BJP to form a Khattar government again. Kanda who was charged with abetting the suicide of air hostess Geetika Sharma is a former Haryana Minister. This possible alliance had been slammed by AAP, Congress, some BJP leaders, CPI (M) and the victim-Geetika's family.

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Amit Shah confirms alliance

Earlier on Friday night, BJP President Amit Shah on Friday said that BJP and JJP will form the next Haryana government. He also mentioned that while the State's Chief Minister will be from BJP, JJP will get the Deputy CM post. Addressing a press briefing at his residence, along with BJP working president JP Nadda and BJP Haryana in-charge Anil Jain, BJP Haryana Chief Subhash Barala, Union Minister Anurag Thakur, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, and JJP's Dushyant Chautala, Shah said that JJP will get the Deputy CM post but did not mention Chautala's name. 

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Poll results in Haryana

The final results of the Haryana Assembly Elections saw the saffron party not reaching the elusive Halfway mark, winning only 40 seats. While BJP has announced that it will form the next government in the state, CM Manohar Lal Khattar has allied with JJP and Independents, according to sources. Meanwhile, Congress has made a comeback winning 31 seats and the 'kingmaker' JJP has won 10 seats, while others account to 9 seats in the 90-seat assembly. This hung assembly has necessitated BJP to ally with someone.