Do not see a no-confidence motion being moved anytime soon: Manohar Lal Khattar

Reacting to Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) supremo, Dushyant Chautala's demand for a floor test after the withdrawal of support by three independent MLAs to the BJP's Nayab Saini-led government, former Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said that the opposition is making vague calculations and he does not see a no-confidence motion being moved anytime soon.

Reacting to Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) supremo, Dushyant Chautala's demand for a floor test after the withdrawal of support by three independent MLAs to the BJP's Nayab Saini-led government, former Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said that the opposition is making vague calculations and he does not see a no-confidence motion being moved anytime soon. He claimed that conducting a floor test would not impact the BJP government, as many JJP MLAs have extended support to the BJP.

"The opposition is doing vague calculations. During the floor test, if they can retain even 23 of their MLAs, it will be a big deal... I don't see any no-confidence motion being moved anytime soon, but if any such situation arises, we will have a floor test... Many JJP MLAs have given support to BJP. This is what I'm saying, they need to think beyond what meets the eye," he said. Former Haryana Deputy Chief Minister and Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) supremo, Dushyant Chautala, on Thursday wrote a letter to Governor Bandaru Dattatreya requesting a floor test.

This comes after three Independent MLAs withdrew support from the Nayab Saini government May 7. The three MLAs are Randhir Golan from Pundri, Dharmpal Gonder from Nilokheri and Sombir Singh Sangwan from Charkhi Dadri. All of them decided to extend support to Congress. On Wednesday, Congress demanded the President's rule and fresh elections in Haryana after three independent MLAs withdrew their support from the BJP's Nayab Saini government and extended it to their party.

The development came amid the Lok Sabha polls and within two months of Nayab Singh Saini taking over as Chief Minister of the state after replacing Manohar Lal Khattar. In the House of 90, the BJP has 39 MLAs, the Congress has 30, the Jan Nayak Janata Party has 10, the Haryana Lokhit Party (HLP) has one, and the Indian National Lok Dal has one, along with seven Independents.

The BJP which had 41 MLAs initially, was reduced to 39 when the Karnal and Rania seats fell vacant following the resignation of two MLAs. Earlier, six out of seven Independent MLAs used to support the BJP. With three Independents withdrawing their support, the BJP at present has the support of three Independents and one HLP MLA, making it a government of 43 MLAs.

As for the 10 Lok Sabha seats in the state, they will go to the polls on May 25. (ANI)

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