Neither Congress or BJP untouchable for us, says JJP’s Dushyant Chautala

Chautala, who has emerged as the kingmaker in Haryana, says the JJP will go with whichever party agrees with their agenda common minimum programme.

File photo of Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) leader Dushyant Chautala in New Delhi | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

New Delhi: Asserting that neither the BJP or the Congress is untouchable for him, Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) leader Dushyant Chautala said on Friday that he will support any party which agrees with his organisation’s common minimum programme.

Speaking to reporters following a meeting of the JJP legislative party of 10 MLAs, Chautala kept his cards close to chest over whether his party will support the BJP or the Congress.

He said he had so far not spoken to either the BJP or the Congress on the matter.

“No one is untouchable for us. We will support whichever party agrees to implement our agenda as part of a common minimum programme, ” Chautala said. He was elected leader of the JJP legislative party.

The BJP has already claimed the support of a majority of MLAs in the 90-member Haryana assembly, with a number of independent legislators extending their support to the party. The BJP has won 40 seats followed by 31 of the Congress.