- ML Khattar could return in the top post, perhaps as soon as 4 pm today, reports NDTV
- Dushyant Chautala's JJP is set to organise a large rally in Hisar tomorrow, during which the party will unveil its future plans and strategy
- 2 deputy CMs likely to be sworn-in. Swearing-in ceremony likely today
- Five JJP MLAs are likely to cross over. These five are - Jogi Ram Sihag, Ram Kumar Gautam, Ishwar Singh, Ramniwas and Devinder Babli
- The BJP and Dushyant Chautala's JJP have announced that they will independently contest the upcoming election
- There is speculation that Khattar could return as CM, leading a government supported by independent MLAs
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Khattar's decision to resign is also surrounded by speculation that he might be making his debut in the Lok Sabha elections, potentially from the Karnal constituency, which is presently represented by Sanjay Bhatia of the BJP
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The JJP had requested two Lok Sabha seats, however, the BJP, aiming to secure 370 seats nationwide by itself, agreed to concede just one.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and his cabinet ministers on Tuesday submitted their resignations to Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, sources said The development came amid speculation of cracks emerging in the state's ruling BJP and Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) coalition over seat sharing ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
The BJP has called a meeting of its MLAs, the sources said.
At present, the BJP has 41 MLAs in the 90-member House while the JJP has 10. The ruling combine also enjoys the support of six of seven independents.
The main opposition Congress has 30 MLAs and the Indian National Lok Dal and the Haryana Lokhit Party have one seat each.