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Snapshot of the day

May 7, 2024

Siddharth Varadarajan

The BJP-led government in Haryana has lost its majority with three independent MLAs withdrawing their support from Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday. The Congress has demanded the imposition of President’s Rule. The BJP has only 41 MLAs in the 90-member house. As per schedule, assembly elections in the state are due in November 2024.

The Babri Masjid was demolished in 1992 but its ghost is being used by Narendra