Haryana: Manohar Lal Khattar set to stake claim tomorrow

 The BJP, which is six short of majority in Haryana, got a shot in the arm on Friday as tainted MLA Gopal Kanda and seven other Independents extended their support to Manohar Lal Khatar to form a BJP government in the state.

Reports suggest that Manohar Lal Khattar may stake claim to form government on Friday evening itself, armed with support from Independent.

Apart from former Minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, who also served under Bhupinder Singh Hooda's Congress government, Dharmapala Gondan, Nayanpal Rawat, Somveer Sangwan, Rakesh Daulatabad, Randhir Goundal, Balraj Kundu and Ranjit Chautala also extended their support for the BJP government.