Haryana political crisis: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday (March 12) and his cabinet ministers submitted their resignations to Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya hours after the BJP alliance with the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) broke. The development came amid speculation of cracks emerging in the state's ruling BJP and Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) coalition over seat sharing ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. According to reports, the BJP leadership is likely to go for some major changes in the Haryana government. Additionally, there are reports that Nayab Singh Saini, a non-Jat, could be his replacement. If sources are to be believed Manohar Lal Khattar may contest from Karnal.
Here's how numbers stack up in Haryana Assembly
The Haryana Assembly has a total of 90 members and the majority political party needs 46 to form government in the state.
NDA
- BJP: 41
- Independents: 06
- HLP (Gopal Kanda): 01
- Total: 48
Opposition after BJP-JJP split:
- Congress: 30
- JJP: 10
- INLD: 01
- Independent: 01
- Total: 42
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