BJP working committee in Haryana during a recent meeting held at Hisar to have a review on approaching civic polls for 46 seats in the state which include 18 Zila Parishad and 28 Municipal committee seats in Haryana to be held in month June 2022 raising a question mark over BJP-JJP (Janhit Janta Party) alliance government in Haryana now took decision to contest these polls on all 46 seats independently on BJP party symbol. Alliance between BJP and JJP came into existence after Vidhan Sabha polls in 2019 when BJP claiming to have victory over nearly 70 seats was able to win only 40 seats and BJP had to join hands with JJP led by Dushyant Chautala launched JJP after saying good-bye to INLD and during its first attempt in 2019 Vidhan Sabha polls was able to win 10 seats when BJP formed a government in the state having alliance with JJP and Dushyant Chautala became Deputy Chief Minister in the state.
Both alliance parties have been claiming in past about 2 years and 7 months the alliance between both will continue for ever. According to political experts the gap between both alliance parties has started widening after BJP announcement to contest coming civic polls independently on party symbol likely to widen gradually in future and there is a possibility of both political parties may contest 2014 Vidhan Sabha as well as Lok Sabha polls independently without having alliance. The question also arises if a candidate from JJP will be considered for Rajya Sabha seat for which elections are to be held on June 10 this year. Information also reveals that BJP working committee in the state holding meetings in every district across the state on May 30 and May 31 to have a review as regard winning candidates to contest coming polls in all 46 seats in which BJP district president, poll observer appointed by the party, BJP MLA of constituency and MP of area will be present, followed by a final meeting to be held at Panchkula on June 1, 2022 in which both State BJP president Om.Parkash Dhankad and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khatter will be present to finalize the final list of contestants.
Sources reveals, BJP decision to contest present Zila Parishad and Municipal polls in the state independently on BJP symbol was taken in a hope to win maximum number seats since BJP leaders feel that JJP is a rural based party having limited number of voters in majority of seats in urban areas as such JJP candidates may be unsuccessful in most of the seats located in rural areas. However, decision by BJP to contest present polls independently have severely shocked both Dushayant Chautala as well as JJP president Ajay Chautala likely to increase differences in alliance between both parties. However, talking to media persons recently at Chandigarh Dushyant Chautala said that alliance between BJP and JJP will continue till last.
According to political experts there is every possibility the alliance between BJP and JJP start weakening and may not last long and both parties may contest 2024 Vidhan Sabha and Lok Sabha polls independently. Meanwhile, while talking to media persons Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khatter clarified that alliance between BJP and JJP was for forming government in the state not between the parties. However, there is likely of a tough triangular contest in 2024 polls in Haryana between Congress, BJP and new entry of AAP in the state.
