Even as the electoral process of Lok Sabha polls is yet to conclude, the Bharatiya Janata Party has begun preparations for the Haryana State Assembly polls, due to be held in October this year.
With most of the exit polls projecting the saffron party in a comfortable position on 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana, the BJP has now set eyes on Assembly elections in the state.
The Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Tuesday held a meeting with BJP MLAs and sought their suggestions for “Sankalp Patra” (election manifesto) of the party for assembly elections.
In the 90-member Haryana Assembly, the BJP has 48 MLAs. The BJP had made its maiden State Government in Haryana in 2014.
During the meeting with party MLAs, Manohar Lal also discussed ongoing development projects and schemes in the state.
He has directed the MLAs to expedite the development works in their constituencies.
The Chief Minister also sought feedback from the MLAs on the 10 Lok Sabha seats in the state.
A day before also, Manohar Lal had held a meeting in Rohtak to take feedback from the party leaders on 10 parliamentary seats.
The polling was held on May 12 in Haryana and the results of the Lok Sabha polls will be declared on May 23.
In 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP had won seven out of ten seats in Haryana.
While talking to the mediapersons, the Chief Minister denied the possibility an early assembly election in Haryana.
When asked to comment on ongoing preparations, he said that the meeting of party MLAs is convened every month. The assembly polls will not be held before the scheduled time, he added.
Giving details of the Haryana BJP legislative meeting, the state BJP chief Subhash Barala on Tuesday said we have decided to constitute a committee to prepare “Sankalp Patra” of the party for State Assembly polls.
Discussion was held on the preparation of “Sankalp Patra” with the MLAs. A committee for this will be constituted in the next meeting, he said.
Barala said that the Chief Minister reviewed the ongoing development works and has directed the MLAs to ensure that various projects in their constituencies are expedited.
Discussion was also held on counting of votes on May 23. The party is confident to win all 10 seats in Haryana. All MLAs have been directed to remain in their constituencies on the counting day, he said.
The Chief Minister will be either in Rohtak or Chandigarh on Thursday, he added.
In 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Haryana has witnessing a multi-cornered contest with BJP, Congress, Indian National Lok Dal, Jannayak Janta Party-Aam Aadmi Party combine, Loktantra Suraksha Party-Bahujan Samaj Party combine contesting on the 10 Lok Sabha seats.