Devender Singh Babli Resigns from JJP Ahead of Haryana Assembly Polls
Fatehabad (Haryana) [India], August 17: In a significant development before the Haryana Assembly Polls on October 1, Devender Singh Babli, MLA from Tohana, resigned from the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP). Babli stated, “I have sent my resignation to national president Ajay Singh Chautala, requesting to be relieved of all party responsibilities. We worked for five years, but today the situation is different. I contested my first election as an independent candidate and have fulfilled people’s expectations through my work. We have consistently encouraged athletes and students, not just because of the upcoming elections. We have moved from self-serving politics to the politics of service.”
He added that the people of Tohana and his supporters would determine his next steps.
Upcoming Haryana Assembly Elections
The Haryana Assembly elections will be held in a single phase on October 1, with the counting of votes for both Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir on October 4, as announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI). JJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana, Dushyant Chautala, welcomed the election announcement and expressed confidence that the JJP is fully prepared to contest all 90 assembly seats. “We welcome this. Our party is ready for all the 90 seats. All the workers of the party will fight strongly for the development of Haryana. The new CM (Nayab Singh Saini) only made announcements in the last 74 days which has taken the state backwards. The public will take accountability; they have seen it all. People have made up their minds,” Chautala said.
Election Timeline
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Last day to file nominations | September 12 |
| Scrutiny of nominations | September 13 |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidacies | September 16 |
The term of the current Haryana government will end on November 3, 2024, and elections will take place in 90 legislative assembly constituencies across the state. After the 2019 elections, the BJP, with 40 seats in the 90-member assembly, formed a coalition government with the JJP, which had won 10 seats, while the Congress secured 31 seats. The BJP-JJP alliance broke earlier this year. In 2024, Haryana is likely to witness a four-way contest between the BJP, Congress, JJP, and AAP.
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Devender Singh Babli -: Devender Singh Babli is a politician from Haryana, India. He was a member of the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) and represented the Tohana constituency as an MLA.
JJP -: JJP stands for Jannayak Janta Party. It is a political party in the Indian state of Haryana, founded by Dushyant Chautala.
Haryana Assembly Polls -: Haryana Assembly Polls are elections held to choose members for the legislative assembly of the state of Haryana in India. These elections decide who will govern the state.
MLA -: MLA stands for Member of Legislative Assembly. An MLA is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislative assembly of a state in India.
Tohana -: Tohana is a town and a constituency in the state of Haryana, India. It is represented by an MLA in the Haryana Legislative Assembly.
Dushyant Chautala -: Dushyant Chautala is a politician and the leader of the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP). He is also the Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana.
BJP -: BJP stands for Bharatiya Janata Party. It is one of the two major political parties in India, along with the Indian National Congress.
BJP-JJP alliance -: The BJP-JJP alliance was a political partnership between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) in Haryana. This alliance broke earlier this year.
