May 8th 2024.
In Chandigarh, a political upheaval has taken place as the Congress party has called for the removal of the current BJP government in Haryana. This came after three Independent MLAs withdrew their support to the ruling party, leaving the Nayab Singh Saini government in a minority in the state Assembly.
The Congress has declared that they will be writing to Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya to demand the dismissal of the BJP government. They have also urged other opposition parties such as the JJP, INLD, and Independent MLA Balraj Kundu to join them in writing similar letters to the Governor, to strengthen their stance against the BJP.
Meanwhile, Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini has confidently stated that his government is not in trouble and is functioning effectively. However, Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan has stated that the three Independent MLAs have already written to the Governor expressing their withdrawal of support.
Senior Congress leader B B Batra has also suggested that the Jannayak Janta Party, who was once an ally of the BJP, should also write to the Governor to make it clear that they no longer support the current government.
On Tuesday, JJP leader Digvijay Singh Chautala had called upon Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda to initiate the process of bringing down the Saini government, which he claimed had lost the trust of the people. Responding to this, Batra has stated that JJP should also write a letter to the Governor stating their withdrawal of support, just like the three Independent MLAs have done.
The three Independent MLAs - Sombir Sangwan, Randhir Singh Gollen, and Dharampal Gonder - have announced their support for the Congress party. This has left the Saini government with a majority of only two in the 90-member House.
Among the three Independent MLAs, Gollen had fought as an Independent in the 2019 Haryana assembly polls and defeated the Congress candidate. Gonder and Sangwan had also emerged victorious in the previous assembly elections. However, in recent days, some JJP MLAs have hinted at supporting the BJP, which currently has 40 MLAs in the House.
If the opposition parties seek a no-confidence motion in the state assembly, the BJP may need JJP MLAs to abstain. The governor will have to summon the House before September 13, as the intervening period between two assembly sessions cannot exceed six months.
State Assembly polls in Haryana are scheduled for October, while the Karnal Assembly bypoll is set to take place on May 25 along with voting for the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana. Saini, who is currently an MP from Kurukshetra, is the BJP candidate for the bypolls. If he wins, the party's strength in the Assembly will increase to 41.
On March 13, the Saini-led BJP government had won a trust vote by a voice vote in the House, after he took oath as the new Chief Minister, replacing Manohar Lal Khattar. The Congress party has been keeping a close eye on the political developments in Haryana and has now taken a bold step to demand the dismissal of the BJP government.
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