The Jannayak Janata Party and Bahujan Samaj Party on Sunday announced that they would contest the upcoming assembly elections in Haryana in alliance.
The BSP will contest on 50 seats while the JJP on 40 in the 90 member state assembly polls due later this year, JJP leader Dushyant Chautala along with BSP General Secretary Satish Chandra Mishra announced the alliance at a press conference.
In the recently held Lok Sabha elections, the JJP had an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) while the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) had a pact with the BSP.
"After several meetings of top leaders of both parties, it was decided that JJP and BSP will contest next Haryana Assembly elections in alliance," Chautala said
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