congress, which is looking for the reason for continuous defeat in Haryana, will elect the leader of the legislature party on friday (October 18). Acting chief minister Naib Singh saini will take over as the chief minister on october 17. On the next day, congress has called a meeting of the legislature party in chandigarh to elect the leader of the legislature party. Before that, senior congress leader and former chief minister Bhupendra Singh Hooda has staked his claim for the leader of the legislature party.
In fact, on wednesday (October 16), Bhupendra Singh Hooda called a meeting of 31 out of a total of 37 newly elected congress MLAs at his residence in Delhi, it was seen as his show of strength. However, after the party suffered a major setback in the assembly elections, the road ahead may be difficult for Hooda. As the stage is set for the congress Legislature party meeting, the question is arising in the party whether Hooda will be able to retain his position as the leader of the congress Legislature party or not?
Before the meeting, an mla said, "Several phone calls and messages were sent to the MLAs, asking them to reach Hooda's residence. Soon the situation will be clear as to how many MLAs are in his favour. If he gets the majority of MLAs, then there is a possibility that the party high command will follow the wishes of the MLAs and he will be re-elected as the leader of the legislative party. However, this decision is completely in the hands of the high command."
How many MLAs are with Kumari Selja?
The five MLAs who did not attend Hooda's meeting are Shaile Chaudhary (Narayangarh), Chandra Mohan (Panchkula), Aditya Surjewala (Kaithal), renu Bala (Sadhaura) and Akram Khan (Jagadhari), who are anti-Hooda and with AICC general secretary Kumari Selja and Randeep Surjewala. In fact, congress sources say that Selja is supporting the candidature of Panchkula mla chandra mohan as the new CLP face. He has been an mla four times and a former deputy chief minister.
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