The Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) has suffered a significant setback following the announcement of elections in Haryana. Anoop Dhanak, the party's MLA from Uklana and a former minister, has resigned from all his positions within the party. Dhanak, who previously served as a minister in the BJP-JJP coalition government, is known to be a close confidant of JJP's president Dushyant Chautala and his family. Dhanak's resignation is being viewed as a major blow to the party, especially given his strong ties with the leadership and his influential role within the party ranks. The reasons behind Dhanak's resignation remain unclear.
Haryana Assembly elections 2024
The three-phase elections to the 90-member Jammu and Kashmir assembly will be held on September 18, September 25 and October 1, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar told a press conference in the presence of Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu. The BJP is aiming for a hattrick in the Haryana Assembly polls but faces a tough challenge from a resurgent Congress which is looking to cash in on the anti-incumbency factor. To offset the Congress challenge, the BJP made a bold move by replacing Manohar Lal Khattar with its then state unit president Nayab Singh Saini as chief minister in March, ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
BJP-Congress face-off as term ends
At present, Haryana is governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), whose term is set to end on November 3. Congress is the main opposition party in the state. After the last assembly elections, the BJP formed a coalition government in Haryana with the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP). At that time, BJP leader Manohar Lal Khattar became the Chief Minister, while Dushyant Chautala of the JJP took on the role of Deputy Chief Minister. However, disagreements over seat-sharing in the Lok Sabha elections led to the breakup of this alliance. Subsequently, the BJP managed to retain its government with the support of independent MLAs. In the recent Lok Sabha elections, held a few months ago, the BJP and Congress each secured 5 out of Haryana's 10 parliamentary seats.
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