How Haryana Numbers Stack Up, And How Chautala Family Math May Hold The Key
NDTV
The Congress is now racing against time to make the most of the situation and cobble together the numbers required to topple the Nayab Singh Saini government
In the middle of the Lok Sabha election, dramatic developments have reduced the BJP-led state government to a minority in Haryana Assembly. The Congress is now racing against time to make the most of the situation and cobble together the numbers required to topple the Nayab Singh Saini government months before state polls.
Behind the crisis is the decision of three Independent MLAs to switch from the BJP camp to the Congress side last evening. MLAs Sombir Sangwan (Dadri), Randhir Singh Gollen (Pundri) and Dharampal Gonder (Nilokheri) announced their decision to withdraw support to the BJP government at a press meet in Rohtak yesterday. They were accompanied by Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, Congress's Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and state Congress chief Udai Bhan.
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