JJP to support Congress if it attempts to topple BJP government in Haryana, says Dushyant Chautala
This came a day after three independent MLAs withdrew their support to the Nayab Saini-led dispensa.
Jannayak Janta Party leader and former Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Wednesday said he would support the Congress if the party decides to topple the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in the state during elections.
His remark came a day after three independent MLAs withdrew their support to the BJP government in Haryana.
On Tuesday, Dadri MLA Sombir Sangwan, Pundri MLA Randhir Singh Gollen and Nilokheri MLA Dharampal Gonder withdrew support to the Nayab Saini-led government and announced that they would back the Congress, reported PTI.
Haryana has a 90-member Assembly, which is working at a capacity of 88 currently as former Chief Minister Manohar Lal and independent MLA Ranjit Chautala have resigned from their membership.
As per the current strength, the majority mark in the Assembly is 45. However, the BJP government has been left with only 43 members in the House after the three independents withdrew their support. The party has 40 MLAs and support from two independents as well as Haryana Lokhit Party MLA Gopal Kanda.
Speaking with mediapersons on Wednesday, Dushyant Chautala said the three MLAs withdrawing support shows that the BJP-led government no longer has a majority.
“I would also like to tell the leader of the Opposition [Bhupinder Singh Hooda] that according to the numbers today, if a step is taken...
