BJP Govt In Haryana Faces Trouble As 3 MLAs Withdraw Support: How Numbers Stack Up

The BJP government in Haryana is in trouble after three independent MLAs withdrew their support to the ruling party. They have now extended support to the Congress, reducing the Nayab Singh Saini government to a minority in the state assembly.

Independent MLAs Sombir Sangwan from Dadri, Randhir Singh Gollen from Pundri, and Dharampal Gonder from Nilokheri declared their stance at a press briefing in Rohtak. This announcement was made in the presence of Leader of the Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda and State Congress Chief Udai Bhan.

"The government should resign. President's rule should be imposed in the state and elections held. This is an anti-people government," Hooda said.

Why the three MLAs have withdrawn the support?

Gonder said this decision was made due to various issues, including those concerning farmers, inflation, and unemployment.

How do numbers stack up?

In the 90-member assembly, the BJP has 40 MLAs and the magic number is 46. However, the current strength of the assembly is 88. So, the BJP requires two more MLAs to rule the state for six more months as the state polls are scheduled to be held in October.

The Congress has 30 seats. Independent MLAs occupy 7 seats, with the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) accounting for 10 MLAs, and smaller parties such as Haryana Lokhit Party (HLP) and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) holding 1 seat each. Despite the Congress gaining support from the three Independent MLAs, their total reaches 33, still falling short by 13 MLAs to independently form a government.

Although the Congress has the backing of three independents now, it cannot form the government as it still falls short of 13 MLAs.

Despite the Congress gaining support from the three Independent MLAs, their total reaches 33, still falling short by 9 MLAs to independently form a government.

• BJP: 40
• Congress: 30
• JPP: 10
• Independents: 9

In this scenario, it becomes the governor's duty to invite the leader of the largest single party, presently the BJP, to form a government within a 10-day timeframe. If the ruling party fails to secure a majority, the governor will dissolve the government, triggering new elections.