While en route to Karnal, Saini took out a roadshow in the Ambala and Kurukshetra districts
The 35-year-old Jat leader Dushyant Chautala confidently asserted that he would not merely play the role of a kingmaker this time around, but would himself ascend to the throne
Now, with Mr Chautala out of the picture, the BJP has calculated that the Jat vote will split three ways
The BJP had released its first list of 195 candidates on March 3, from which two of its candidates dropped out. With this, the BJP has announced candidates for 265 Lok Sabha seats
The former chief minister, who was named in the BJP's second list for the Lok Sabha polls, announced he was resigning after the Nayab Saini government won the trust vote in the Assembly
The Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) had issued a whip, asking its 10 legislators to remain absent from the House during voting on the confidence motion
The floor-test suggestion was made amid signs that the BJP-Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) alliance in the state might have ended, though there has been no formal announcement yet
Four BJP leaders Kanwar Pal Gujjar, Jai Parkash Dalal, Moolchand Sharma, and Banwari Lal took oath as ministers in the Haryana cabinet
4 of 13 ministers retained; Anil Vij dropped; no representation to ally JJP
BJP leader Nayab Singh Saini was sworn in as Haryana's new chief minister on Tuesday, hours after Manohar Lal Khattar and his Cabinet ministers resigned from their posts.
With an association of nearly three decades with the BJP and close relations with Manohar Lal Khattar, Saini was appointed as Haryana state president for the party last October
BJP and JJP coalition has faced tensions as the two were unable to agree on a seat-sharing arrangement ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024
At present, the BJP has 41 MLAs in the 90-member House while the JJP has 10. The ruling combine also enjoys the support of six of seven independents
Meanwhile, according to the sources, the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) called a meeting in Delhi and the discussion will be held at the residence of Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala
Khattar accused previous governments of exploiting the people of Mewat solely as a vote bank, neglecting their welfare and failing to foster prosperity in the region
The chief minister was speaking as the chief guest at the "Sansad Khel-Kood Spardha" organised here
There is nothing much in the budget and it has disappointed every section of the society, Hooda, the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, said
Meanwhile, during his budget speech, Khattar said that from April 1 this year, abiana (service charge) levied on consumption of canal water will cease to exist
Khattar said that farmers in his state face no problems but they are protesting because they want to stand in solidarity with their fellow farmers in Punjab
During his address, Khattar took on Congress leader Raghuvir Singh Kadian who had alleged wrongdoings in government recruitment