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Maharashtra-Haryana live updates: ML Khattar to take oath as Haryana CM on Sunday, Chautala to be deputy CM

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jan 30, 2020, 12:07:21 IST

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Maharashtra-Haryana live updates: ML Khattar to take oath as Haryana CM on Sunday, Chautala to be deputy CM

After the results in Haryana threw up a hung assembly on Thursday, BJP and JJP have joined hands to form the government in Haryana. Stay with TOI for live updates

17:24 (IST) Oct 25

As far as Common Minimum Progamme is concerned, it's already provided in our manifesto- be it old age pension or 75% job reservation for Haryanvis. If he has other suggestions, we're open to that. Now it's upto him: Bhupinder Singh Hooda

17:01 (IST) Oct 25

We have decided that we will stand with somebody strong and stable. We can support anybody. We are yet to talk to any of the parties: Dushyant Chautala

17:00 (IST) Oct 25

We have taken a decision today to stand strong with the people of Haryana: Dushyant

16:51 (IST) Oct 25

We (Congress and Nationalist Congress Party) will hold a meeting and decide about it(leader of opposition): Balasaheb Thorat

16:49 (IST) Oct 25

We have not received any proposal from Shiv Sena yet. But if anything comes from them, we will get in touch with the party high command in Delhi and see what can be worked out: Balasaheb Thorat, Congress Maharashtra chief

16:18 (IST) Oct 25

Hopefully, in few hours or few days, we'll have a positive result: Dushyant

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16:18 (IST) Oct 25

Till now we haven't spoken to anybody on this issue as the national executive was not clear on the agenda. Now that we've been authorised, we'll talk to concerned people: Dushyant

16:09 (IST) Oct 25

The party which will agree to our Common Minimum Program under which we had taken the resolution of 75% jobs reservation for Haryanvis, along with Chaudhary Devi Lal's idea of old age pension will get our support: Dushyant

16:07 (IST) Oct 25

Ready to form government with anyone based on a common minimum programme: Dushyant

16:02 (IST) Oct 25

In the legislative party meet today, a resolution was passed that I be the leader of the legislative party: Dushyant

16:01 (IST) Oct 25

JJP leader Dushyant Chautala briefs media

15:31 (IST) Oct 25

Our role is, that people have given us the opportunity to sit in the Opposition and not form the government. We will carry out our work efficiently

Sharad Pawar, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President, in Baramati

15:01 (IST) Oct 25

Interests of farmers, businesses being 'sold openly' by BJP government: Congress

The Congress' top brass on Friday met under the chairmanship of Sonia Gandhi to deliberate on issues related to the interests of India's farmers, shopkeepers and the industry which the party claimed were being "bartered away and sold openly" by the BJP government. (PTI)

15:00 (IST) Oct 25

Un-fair deal: Only 24 women win in Maharashtra assembly elections

The fair sex again got an 'un-fair' deal in the Maharashtra election as only 24 women out of around 235-odd who contested have been elected as lawmakers in the 288-member state Assembly. The biggest winner, ruling Bharatiya Janata Party secured victory for a maximum number of 12 women, but its ally Shiv Sena fared poorly with only two of its women candidates getting elected (IANS)

14:52 (IST) Oct 25

It's the right of the CM and party leadership to make someone a minister. Everyone has ambitions. I have ambitions and willpower. I wish that I get adjusted somewhere so that the development of people in my area is done in a proper manner.

Nayan Pal Rawat, Independent MLA

14:39 (IST) Oct 25

All India Mahila Congress president Sushmita Dev wrote to home minister and BJP President Amit Shah over Haryana MLA Gopal Kanda giving his support to BJP to form govt in Haryana: ANI

Dev in her letter states, "Gopal Kanda has been accused of rape, abetment of suicide, hatching a criminal conspiracy in connection with the suicide case. Forging an alliance with a criminal like him raises a question on BJP's resolution of providing security to women."

14:37 (IST) Oct 25

Jannayak Janta Party leader Dushyant Chautala leaves from Tihar Jail after meeting his father Ajay Chautala: ANI

14:29 (IST) Oct 25

BJP aligning with Kanda shows their hunger for power: Congress

Speaking to reporters here outside Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi's residence, party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said, "you should look at the statements made by Narendra Modi and Amit Shah at a time when Gopal Kanda was a Minister in the state." Surjewala said that the Congress had forced Kanda to resign after the registration of a case against him. (IANS)

14:24 (IST) Oct 25

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut posts cartoon taking potshots at alliance partner BJP

The cartoon, posted by Sanjay Raut on his verified Twitter account, shows a tiger (Shiv Sena's party symbol) wearing a clock locket (NCPs party symbol) sniffing a lotus (BJPs party symbol). While the post is captioned "bura na maano Diwali hai" to denote that it was made in jest, the underlined message echoes with what former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan sought to convey about the Sena, NCP and Congress coming together to prevent BJP from retaining power in Maharashtra. (ANI)

14:11 (IST) Oct 25

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar leaves from the residence of BJP working president JP Nadda