Haryana Vidhan Sabha Election Results 2019 Live Updates: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appears to have clinched the support of a majority of MLAs in the Haryana Assembly as Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar held deliberations with party leadership in Delhi ahead of staking claim to form the next Haryana government. The BJP legislative party will meet on Saturday to elect its leader that will head the next government.
According to sources within the party, six Independent MLAs are in touch with the party and have agreed to extend their support. Manohar Lal Khattar may take oath today evening, sources said.
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The BJP won 40 seats in the 90-member Haryana legislative assembly, with the majority mark set at 46. Proving most of the Exit Polls wrong, the Congress has pulled out a surprise in Haryana and won 31 seats, bettering its 2014 tally. Dushyant Chautala’s Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) has grabbed 10 seats.
Earlier, Amit Shah summoned Khattar to New Delhi after it emerged that the party would find it difficult to get to the majority mark in the state.
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Most of the exit polls had predicted that CM Khattar will retain power with the BJP registering an overwhelming victory. However, India Today-Axis My India said it is not going to be an easy match for the saffron party. While the BJP, the survey said, could win 32-44 seats, the Congress is predicted to come a close second winning 30-42 seats.
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The Haryana Lokhit Party chief has a tainted political career. In 2012, he resigned from Cabinet minister post in former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda government after he was arrested on charges of abetting the suicide and criminal intimidation of an air hostess Geetika Sharma employed with his aviation company, MDLR airline. READ MORE
Haryana Lokhit Party's Gopal Kanda defends his support to BJP, says his father was associated with RSS since 1926 and fought first general elections of the country after independence on Jansangh ticket.
The JJP legislative party has passed a resolution choosing Dushyant Chautala as the leader of the legislative party.
Independent MLA Nayan Pal Rawat expressed desire to get inducted in the new Haryana government as a minister. "It's the right of the CM and party leadership to make someone a minister. Everyone has ambitions. I have ambitions and willpower. I wish that I get adjusted somewhere so that the development of people in my area is done in a proper manner," he said.
Jannayak Janta Party leader Dushyant Chautala met his father Ajay Chautala in Tihar Jail. His party sprung a surprise winning 10 seats in the Haryana Assembly elections.
A day after Haryana Assembly Election results were announced, Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) leader Dushyant Chautala holds the party's national executive meeting in Delhi. Dushyant Chautala is also likely to meet his father Ajay Chautala, who is lodged in Tihar Jail in Delhi.
Haryana Lokhit Party leader Gopal Kanda, who won the election from Sirsa Assembly constituency in Haryana claimed that all the Independent candidates have extended their support to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar has reached BJP Working President JP Nadda's house in Delhi to hold a meeting on the future strategy of the party after Haryana Assembly election results. Ahead of the meeting, Khattar said, "I am optimistic and we are going to form the government in Haryana."
BJP leader and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has reached Delhi where he is scheduled to hold a meeting with BJP Working President JP Nadda and BJP Haryana In-charge Anil Jain on Friday.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday thanked the people of the state for voting for the BJP. He also thanked the voters for the increase in BJP's vote share in the Assembly polls, the results of which were declared on Thursday.
Despite a drop in the number of seats, the vote share of the BJP went up by over three per cent in the Haryana assembly elections. The BJP secured 36 per cent of votes, while the Congress clocked 28 per cent. The Indian National Lok Dal has been the biggest loser in terms of vote share. Its vote share dropped to 2.45 per cent against 24.11 per cent in the 2014 elections.
The BJP failed to break the Congress stronghold — the Deswali or Jat dominated belt of the state comprising Rohtak, Jhajjar and Sonipat districts. It picked up just one seat there, Rai in Sonipat. The Congress won 11 seats in this belt.
Haryana Assembly election Results: BJP has won 40 seats; Congress won 31; JJP won 10 seats. Haryana Lokhit Party and Indian National Lok Dal get 1 seat each. 7 independent candidates have also won. The final seat to be called was the Ateli seat, which the BJP won.
The Congress is adopting a wait-and-watch approach and has kept its post-poll options open in Haryana after the BJP failed to get a majority on its own in a hung verdict.
Sources said the Congress is seeking to woo all other non-BJP parties and its leaders have appealed to them to come together in a bid to stop the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from retaining power in the state.
While the BJP won 40 seats in the Haryana assembly elections, the Congress threw up a surprise winning 31. Both the parties failed to reach the majority mark of 46 in the 90-seat Haryana assembly. The onus will now lie on Dushyant Chautala's JJP, which won 10 seats. Both BJP and Congress would seek JJP support in a bid to stake claim to form the government.
BJP's vote share in Haryana went up to 36 per cent from 33 per cent; it shows people's endorsement of government's work, says PM Modi.
Five candidates who hail from Chautala village and represent different parties have registered victories in the assembly elections, keeping intact the Devi Lal legacy in Haryana politics.
While two of them belong to the JJP, one each was elected on the symbol of the INLD and the Congress. One of the candidates was elected as an independent.
As the results for the Assembly polls in Haryana emerge, Prime minister Narendra Modi thanked the people of the state for blessing BJP.
The international wrestlers fielded by the ruling BJP, Babita Phogat and Yogeshwar Dutt, and TikTok star Sonali Phogat had to bite the dust in the Haryana elections on Thursday.
Haryana chief minister and BJP leader Manohar Lal Khattar is likely to meet Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya to stake his claim to form the government later in the evening, news agency ANI reported.
Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda wins from his stronghold Garhi Sampla Kiloi seat. Hooda says the mandate is against the BJP and calls all opposition forces to unite. "All parties should come together to form a strong government whether it's JJP, BSP, INLD or independent candidates," Hooda says.
Almost a year after Dushyant Chautala formed Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) after splitting from the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), the 31-year-old Jat leader has convincingly established that he is a force to reckon with in the state. READ MORE HERE
Senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda is expected to reach New Delhi later this evening to meet party interim president Sonia Gandhi. Congress is leading on 33 seats, BJP on 39, JJP on 10 as per the latest trends for Haryana assembly election results.
JJP chief Dushyant Chautala said he will decide future course of action after holding a meeting with party's newly elected MLAs tomorrow. 'Too early to say anything. I believe the state wants change and JJP will bring it,' Chautala said.
Bharatiyaa Janata Party's Haryana unit chief Subhash Barala rejected reports about him resigning from the post. Barala said the news of his resignation is a rumuor, reports ANI.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has extended his lead over Congress candidateTarlochan Singh on Karnal assembly seat by 41,950 votes. Khattar has been summoned to New Delhi by BJP president Amit Shah amid election results indicating that BJP would fail to get majority in the state.
Congress leader and former CM Bhajan Lal's son Kuldeep Bishnoi has won from Adampur Assembly constituency, defeating TV actress and TikTok star Sonali Phogat by more than 29,000 votes.
JJP's Amarjeet Dhanda won the Julana seat by defeating the ruling BJP's Parminder Singh Dhull by a margin of 24,193 votes. Dhull, a turncoat who had joined the BJP ahead of the assembly polls, was the sitting MLA from the seat.
As per the latest official trends by the Election Commission, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading on 39 seats, Congress on 33 seats. Six Independent candidates are also leading out of the 90 seats in the state.
Senior Congress leader and party national spokesperson Randeep Surjewala has lost assembly election from Kaithal. Surjewala lost election by a narrow margin of 567 votes.
Bhupinder Singh Hooda has appealed parties to unite against the BJP to stop it from forming government in Haryana. Speaking to reporters in Rohtak, Hooda said the people of Haryana have rejected the Khattar government. "We have several options before us. The BJP has no right to form government in Haryana," Hooda said.
BJP candidates and wrestlers Babita Phogat and Yogeshwar Dutt are trailing from Dadri, Baroda assembly seats respectively. The BJP is also struggling to get to a majority mark. As per the latest trends, the BJP is ahead on 38 seats, Congress on 30 seats.
Bhupinder Singh Hooda has extended his lead to over 32,000 votes from his stronghold Garhi Sampla-Kiloi seat. The Congress is in talks with Dushyant Chautala's JJP after trends showed BJP struggling to get to the majority mark of 45 seats in the 90-member Haryana assembly.
Senior Congress leader and former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda is likely to address a press conference at 1 PM. As per the latest trends, Congress is leading on 32 seats, BJP on 39, JJP 9 and others on 10 seats suggesting that the state is headed for a hung assembly.
Jannayak Janata Party chief Dushyant Chautala has rejected reports of Congress offering him Haryana chief minister post after trends show that the BJP will struggle to get a clear mandate. "I have not had any discussions with any one. Decision will be taken only after the final numbers are out," Chautala told news agency ANI.
In what seems to be a reality check for the BJP in Haryana, seven ministers, state party president Subhash Barala and Assembly Speaker Kanwar Pal were trailing from their respective constituencies.
Ballabhgarh- Mool Chand Sharma of BJP leading by 19,489 votes
Baroda- Sri Krishan Hooda of Congress leading by 676 votes
Barwala- Jogi Ram Sihag of JJP leading by 2715 votes
Bawal- Dr Banwari Lal of BJP is leading by 11,533 votes
Bawani Khera- Ramkishan Fauji of Congress is leading by 1743 votes
Beri- Dr Raghuvir Singh Kadian of Congress leading by 4981 votes
Bhiwani- Ghanshyam Saraf of BJP is leading by 11,750 votes
Ellenabad- Abhay Singh Chautala of INLD is leading by 4,263 votes
Haryana election rsults: Here are the latest trendsAmbala Cantt.- Anil Vij of BJP leads by 3569 votesAmbala City- Assem Goel of BJP leads by 2154 votesAssandh- Shamsher Singh Gogi of Congress leads by 374 votesAteli- Sitaram of BJP leads by 1375 votesBadhra- Naina Singh of JJP leads by 7530 votesBadhkhal- Seema Trikha of BJP leads by 2159 votesBadshahpur- Rakesh Daultabad (Independent candidate) leads by 8,988 votesKuldeep Bishnoi of Congress leads by 20,802 votes
Amid the likely scenario of a hung assembly in Haryana, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi has spoken to senior leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda to stake stock of the latest situation in the state. As per the latest trends, the Congress is ahead on 32 seats, BJP leading on 41 and JJP on 9 seats.
Congress stalwart and three-time MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi is maintaining a lead of over 20,000 votes against BJP's Sonali Phogat from Adampur seat.