BJP-JJP govt to take oath in Haryana; Sena's hard bargain in Maharashtra

Khattar and Chautala will take oath of office on Sunday afternoon while in Maharashtra fight for CM's position continues between BJP and Sena

Manohar Lal Khattar, JJP chief Dushyant Chautala

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BJP’s Manohar Lal Khattar (centre) and JJP chief Dushyant Chautala (right) meet Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya to stake claim for forming the new government in the state, at Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh | PTI

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4 min read Last Updated : Nov 11 2019 | 6:04 PM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has ironed out creases in Haryana by offering the deputy chief minister’s post to Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) chief Dushyant Chautala on Friday and electing Manohar Lal Khattar its legislative party chief on Saturday. But in Maharashtra, its problems were just about beginning with ally Shiv Sena.

Khattar and Chautala will take oath of office on Sunday afternoon. Along with seven Independents, BJP’s 40 and JJP’s 10, the coalition will have the support of 57 legislators in the 90-member Haryana Assembly. Chautla’s father Ajay Chautala, currently serving a jail term in Delhi’s Tihar jail after

Topics : Aaditya Thackeray Devendra Fadnavis Dushyant chautala Uddhav Thackeray Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar Bharatiya Janata Party BJP BJP Shiv Sena alliance Haryana election Maharashtra Assembly Elections