Chandigarh, Aug 25 (Inditop.com) Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) chief Kuldeep Bishnoi Tuesday ruled out his party joining hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), who broke their alliance in the state Monday.
Bishnoi, son of former Haryana chief minister Bhajan Lal, said the HJC’s alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was sure of winning the forthcoming assembly elections expected in October.
“Our alliance with the BSP is very strong and there is a good understanding among the party workers. There is no question of parting ways with them. We are sure to win all 90 seats in the elections,” Bishnoi told reporters here.
He added: “We are fielding candidates for 50 seats and the BSP will contest from 40 seats.”
The alliance between the BSP and the HJC was forged in Lucknow June 18 in the presence of BSP chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, Bishnoi and Bhajan Lal.
Bishnoi was suspended from the Congress after he floated his own political outfit in 2007.
The father-son duo were upset with the Congress leadership since Bhajan Lal was denied the chief minister’s post though Bhajan lal led the party to one of its biggest victories in the 2005 assembly polls.
BSP general secretary Man Singh Manhera said: “After winning the elections, Kuldeep Bishnoi will be our chief minister while a Dalit leader from the BSP will be appointed deputy chief minister.”
The HJC went alone in the recently concluded general elections and won just one of the state’s 10 Lok Sabha seats. The rest nine seats were bagged by the ruling Congress.
The HJC and BSP have planned a public rally in Jind town in Haryana Sep 20 as a show of strength. Mayawati is also expected to attend this rally.
The term of the present assembly and the Haryana government was to end in March 2010. But the elections are now likely to be held in October along with the polls to the Maharashtra assembly.
Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia dissolved the assembly Friday evening on the state cabinet’s recommendation.
