The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday appointed union home minister Amit Shah and Madhya Pradesh chief minister
Mohan Yadav
as central observers for to be central observers for the Haryana BJP legislature party meeting . They will oversee the party meeting, where a new leader will be elected to assume the role of
chief minister
for the state.
According to the Election Commission, BJP claimed 48 seats, crossing the majority mark of 46.
Congress bagged 37 while the INLD secured two seats. Three independent candidates also emerged victorious.
In another key appointment, union minister
Pralhad Joshi
and the party’s national general secretary
Tarun Chugh
have been designated as observers for election of the leader of the party’s legislative group in Jammu and Kashmir. This comes as National Conference (JKNC) party is set to form the government in J&K with Omar Abdullah to be the chief minister. The JKNC-Congress alliance achieved a resounding victory in the J&K Assembly polls, securing a total of 49 seats. The JKNC clinched 42 seats, while its ally, the Congress party, won 6 seats.