Chandigarh [India], June 22 (ANI): After meeting with Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, former Chief Minister and leader of opposition in Haryana (LoP) Bhupinder Singh Hooda demanded the dissolution of the house on Thursday, alleging that Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini-led BJP government in the State did not have the desired majority.
He also said that the Saini-led BJP government in Haryana should resign on moral grounds.
In an interview with ANI, Haryana's leader of the opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda said, "We have demanded the dissolution of the house. This government (BJP government) has no moral authority to run the government. If they want to prove their majority, then they should parade their MLAs in front of the governor."
Speaking on the horse-trading of the MLAs, he said, "We have demanded dissolution because we want to stop the horse-trading of the MLAs. Horse trading perishes the name of the state.
He further demanded the conduction of fresh elections in the state.
"On moral grounds, this government should resign and there should be a conduction of fresh election in the state. But we know they won't resign," said Hooda.
The delegation of the Congress party led by two-time Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda met the Governor last evening and handed over a memorandum urging the Governor to dismiss the current government and seek a fresh mandate from the public.
In the 90-member house, the BJP has 41 members and the state government has the support of one legislator of the Haryana Lokhit Party and one Independent legislator.
On Wednesday prominent Haryana leaders, Kiran Choudhry and her daughter Shruti Choudhry, left the Congress to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. Both the leaders joined the BJP in a ceremony at the party headquarters in New Delhi in the presence of Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, former CM and Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, and the BJP's National General Secretary, Tarun Chugh.
Regarding Kiran Choudhary's exit, the Haryana state congress leader Udai Bhan said, "It was her wish. She said she didn't see growth in Congress and felt BJP had better growth options, so she went. People keep coming and going from the party. It is a big party. It is not a question of one Kiran Chaudhary; 40-42 have joined also."
In the 2019 Assembly Elections, the BJP had secured 40 seats while Congress emerged victorious on 31 seats. The Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) had won 10 seats.
Meanwhile, in the 2024 parliamentary elections, the Congress won 5 out of the 10 Lok Sabha seats in the state. (ANI)
