Published 14:57 IST, October 24th 2019
Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala refutes reports of his resignation
BJP's Haryana state unit chief and minister Subhash Barala refuted reports which had indicated that he had resigned from his position. He termed it as a rumour.
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On Thursday, the chief of BJP’s Haryana unit and state minister, Subhash Barala dismissed reports which had indicated that he had resigned from his position. He termed it as a "rumour". This comes amidst the commencement of the counting process in Haryana. Currently, Barala is trailing behind the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) candidate Devender Singh Babli in the Tohana constituency.
BJP's Haryana chief Subhash Barala says that he has not resigned from his post and that the news of his resignation is a rumour. (file pic) pic.twitter.com/0pGOIVUWxc
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As per the Election Commission of India figures, both the BJP and Congress are locked in a neck-to-neck fight to form the government. While Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar is leading from the Karnal constituency, at least 7 ministers in his cabinet are trailing or have lost the election. These include Ram Bilash Sharma, Kavita Jain, Captain Abhimanyu, Karan Dev Kamboj, and Krishnan Lal Panwar.
The race to form the government
While the BJP has declared its intention of staking a claim to form the government, Congress too has not been far behind. Sources indicate that all the legislators of the party would fly to Delhi. Reportedly, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has given the green signal to former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda to initiate talks with the JJP and the Independents. Already, Hooda has allegedly reached out to JJP chief Dushyant Chautala. There were rumours that Congress was contemplating offering the CM’s position to Chautala. However, the latter denied the reports and clarified that he would take a final decision on this matter only after the declaration of the final results.
Assembly elections
The BJP, Congress, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and JJP were the key parties in the present election. As per the Election Commission of India figures, Haryana recorded a voter turnout of 68.47%. The total strength of the Haryana Assembly is 90, out of which 17 seats have been reserved for the SC category. In total, Haryana has 1.82 crore registered voters, out of which 1.7 lakh are service voters. 0.38 lakh ballot units, 0.25 lakh control units, and 0.27 lakh VVPATs were used in the state.
13:36 IST, October 24th 2019