Last Updated on 16/08/2024 by Arun jain
Haryana, which came into existence as a separate state on 1 November 1966 after separating from Punjab, is on the threshold of elections for the 15th assembly. The term of the current assembly of the state is till 3 November and the Election Commission has geared up to conduct the elections before that. The Election Commission is scheduled to hold a press conference at 3 pm today in which the dates for the Haryana elections will be announced. There are a total of 90 seats in the state assembly. Currently, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in power in the state.
What were the results of the last election?
In the Haryana Assembly elections 2019, BJP emerged as the largest party by winning 40 seats with 36.7 percent vote share. At that time, Congress got 28.2 percent votes and the party stood second with 31 seats. Dushyant Chautala’s Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) won 10 seats with 14.9 percent vote share, Haryana Lokhit Party won one seat with less than one percent vote share. Seven independents and one other also succeeded in reaching the assembly by winning the elections. No party could reach the magic figure of 46 members required for majority.
After the election results, BJP came into active mode and formed the government with the support of JJP, Haryana Lokhit Party and independents. Before the Lok Sabha elections, BJP broke the alliance with JJP and made Nayab Singh Saini the CM in place of Manohar Lal Khattar.
How has been the electoral past of Haryana
After Haryana came into existence as a separate state, elections for the state assembly were held for the first time in 1967. Then votes were cast for 81 assembly seats. Congress won 48 out of 81 seats. Then the magic number required for majority was 41 seats. Then 16 independent MLAs won and Bharatiya Jansangh won 12, Swatantra Party won three and Republican Party won two seats. Congress government was formed under the leadership of Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma but within a week of formation of the government, this government fell due to a dozen MLAs switching sides and at present, the opposition coalition Samyukta Vidhayak Dal government was formed under the leadership of Rao Birendra Singh, father of Rao Indrajit Singh, Minister of State in Modi government, which fell within six months.
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Assembly elections were held in 1968 and this time too Congress won 48 seats. Then Congress did not give tickets to two veteran leaders former CM Bhagwat Dayal Sharma and Devi Lal. Devi Lal was also very active in the party’s campaign and Congress returned to power by winning 48 seats. After Congress’ victory, a tug-of-war between the two veterans started for the CM post. After a week of brainstorming to choose a new CM, the party leadership found a middle path and decided that someone from among the MLAs would become the CM. Former CM Sharma proposed the name of Omprabha Jain, Devi Lal proposed the name of Banshi Lal. Banshi Lal was made the CM.
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Congress also won the Haryana elections of 1972. In 1977, Janata Party led by Devi Lal won 75 seats and formed the government and then Congress was reduced to three seats. In 1982, Congress emerged as the largest party by winning 36 seats but was short of majority. Lok Dal came second with 31 seats and BJP came third with six seats. Janata Party could win only one seat. In 1987, Lok Dal got the mandate to run the government with a majority of 60 seats and in 1991, Congress got 51 seats. In the 1996 elections, Haryana Vikas Party emerged as the largest party with 33 seats.
… when the Chautala family’s party got absolute majority
In the 2000 Haryana elections, the Chautala family’s party Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) got absolute majority. INLD came to power by winning 47 seats and Om Prakash Chautala became the CM. In 2005, Congress returned to power by winning 67 out of 90 seats and Bhupendra Singh Hooda became the CM. In the 2009 elections, Congress emerged as the largest party by winning 40 seats but fell short of the majority figure. The party formed the government for the second consecutive time under the leadership of Bhupendra Singh Hooda.
BJP government was formed for the first time in 2014
BJP won the elections for Haryana Assembly in 2014 for the first time. BJP won 47 seats and formed the government with absolute majority. Then INLD came second by winning 19 seats and Congress came third with 15 seats. In the 2019 elections again, no party could reach the majority figure and BJP emerged as the largest party with 40 seats. Congress’s caravan stopped at 31 seats and the newly-formed Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) won 10 seats. Chautala family’s party INLD could win only one seat.
What are the equations this time?
This time in Haryana elections, Congress is entering with high morale after winning five seats in the Lok Sabha elections. Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda has started the Haryana Maange Hisaab padyatra, while Nayab Singh Saini, who took over the reins of the government just before the elections, is also making new moves every day to woo farmers and small groups related to agriculture. Aam Aadmi Party is also preparing to contest elections on every seat with full strength. Dushyant Chautala’s party JJP of the Chautala family has become a big challenge for INLD, which is trying to regain its lost place in Haryana politics.
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