BJP will cross 75-mark in Haryana polls: Khattar
September 21, 2019 17:20
Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said the Opposition is "divided" in the state and exuded confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party will win over 75 of the total 90 seats in the next month's assembly polls.
Assembly elections in Haryana will be held on October 21 and the counting of votes in the state will be taken up on October 24, according to the the Election Commission.
"The BJP is strong on all the 90 assembly seats in the state. Opposition political parties are divided and a stampede is taking place in these parties.We will cross the 75 plus seats in the state assembly, I am confident about it," Khattar told the media in Chandigarh.
The BJP's state unit has completed all preparations for the assembly polls, he said, adding that tickets will be allocated to those who follow the party's ideology and have a "clean image".
On the occasion, Congress leader Dura Ram and Indian National Lok Dal stalwart Ram Pal Majra joined the BJP. Also present during the joining of these leaders was state BJP chief Subash Barala. Both Ram and Majra had remained MLAs of their parties when these were in power.
Khattar and Barala welcomed the leaders to the party fold and claimed that it will further strengthen the BJP in the state.
"Generally during the polls, the ruling party starts weakening, but at present, the BJP is further strengthening with joining of leaders of other political parties," he said. -- PTI
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