New Delhi: Saffron party BJP is close to forming government in Haryana after the three-party MLA rebels who won as independent candidates pledged their support to BJP.
BJP party rebels Dharampal Gonder, Nayan Pal Rawat and Sombir Sangwan have met party working president J P Nadda at his residence in New Delhi to discuss their support, Indian Express reports.
BJP leader Jawahar Yadav speaking to news agency told, “These three Independent MLAs reached J P Nadda’s house with an intention to extend support to the BJP government.”
The same was confirmed by the rebel MLAs. “We have come here to extend our support to the Khattar government in Haryana,” Rawat who won the Prithla constituency said.
Haryana’s CM Manohar Lal Khattar, who is New Delhi to meet the party leadership is optimistic for his second term.
Sources close to party said the oath-taking ceremony could be held as early as this evening.
Despite this the BJP fell short of an absolute majority it sought the support of six party rebels and INLD chief Om Prakash Chautala’s estranged brother Ranjit Chautala and Haryana Lokhit Party’s Gopal Kanda.
BJP party rebels Nayan Pal Rawat from Prithla, Randhir Singh Gollan from Pundri, Rakesh Daultabad from Badshahpur, Sombir Sangwan from Dadri, Balraj Kundu from Meham and Dharampal Gonder from Nilokheri have won independently.