No relief in sight for Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar

Changing political dynamics have worsened situation for the BJP

In March this year, the Manohar Lal Khattar-led government in Haryana earned a reprieve of sorts when it defeated a Congress-sponsored no-confidence motion in the Assembly by 23 votes, with a 55-32 break-up. Not only did the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) keep its principal ally, the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) on its side, it got support from five of the seven Independents and one member of the Haryana Lokhit Party. JJP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala — under pressure to pull out of the coalition from both within the party and outside after sustained protests against the