Chandigarh Headlines

Bansi Lal govt bows out
Haryana Chief Minister Bansi Lal resigned on Wednesday, shortly before a trial of strength in the Vidhan Sabha. He submitted his resignation to Governor Mahabir Prasad after 13 of his ministers resigned from the council of ministers and nine other MLAs withdrew support, making the fall of his 38-month-old government inevitable.

Janata Dal splits
The Janata Dal formally split today with the anti-NDA faction electing H. D. Deve Gowda as president and expelling Sharad Yadav from the post while the pro-NDA group unifying itself with the Samata Party and the Lok Shakti. Both the factions are now bracing for the battle for the 8220;wheel8221; symbol with the possibility of the Gowda faction approaching the Election Commission tomorrow to claim that it represents the real Janata Dal.