Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Resigns (image:twitter.com/mlkhattar/)

Amid political crisis in Haryana, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar along with his cabinet submitted resignation to Governor Bandaru Dattatreya on Tuesday morning.

The recent development came since there were indications of an impending split within the alliance between the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state. The ties between both parties got severed as they failed to reach consensus on the seat-sharing agreement in Haryana ahead of Lok Sabha polls.

As per the reports, oath-taking ceremony for the new chief minister will take place on Tuesday. Sources reports that BJP”s Nayab Singh Saini, or Sanjay Bhatia are likely to replace him.

Manohar Lal Khattar may contest Lok Sabha polls from Karnal, sources indicates. The seat is currently held by Sanjay Bhatia.

In the 2019 Assembly elections, the BJP secured 40 out of 90 seats falling short of a simple majority, following, a post-poll coalition was formed with the JJP, which holds 10 seats. Dushyant Chautala, the chief and co-founder of JJP, assumed the role of Deputy Chief Minister in this arrangement.

Regarding the present political turmoil, Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in State Assembly Bhupinder Singh Hooda told at a press conference: “Another agreement has been made in Haryana. In 2019, they (BJP and JJP) formed an alliance because of their selfishness. Now, an agreement has been made to end the alliance,” PTI quotes as Bhupinder Singh Hooda is saying.

VIDEO | Haryana political crisis: “Another agreement has been made in Haryana. In 2019, they (BJP and JJP) formed an alliance because of their selfishness. Now, an agreement has been made to end the alliance,” says Congress leader and Haryana LoP Bhupinder Singh Hooda at a press… pic.twitter.com/tQPAH2byv6

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