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Congress stakes claim to form government in Haryana |
Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee
(HPCC) president Phool Chand Maullana met state Governor Jagannath Pahadia here
on Friday and staked a claim to form the next government in the state. On Thursday,
the Congress got 40 seats in the 90-member assembly, falling short by six MLAs
to cross the half - way mark. During his meeting with Governor Pahadia, Maullana
submitted letters of all seven independent MLAs who had pledged unconditional
support to the Congress party to form the government. Speaking to the media outside
Raj Bhavan, Maullana said the party high command would take a decision on who
would be the next Chief Minister by this evening. The Congress High Command has
still not made it clear whether incumbent Chief Minister Bhoopinder Singh Hooda
will be the party's choice to lead the state. The names of Union Housing Minister
Kumari Selja, State Forests and Tourism Minister Kiran Chaudhary and Power Minister
Randeep Surjewala are also doing the rounds for the post. Congress President Sonia
Gandhi met her political Secretary Ahmed Patel and Haryana in charge Prithviraj
Chavan to discuss the state leadership issue this morning. |
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