Haryana
In the Haryana assembly elections, 2009 Indian National Congress could not get majority.
| SN | Party | No. of candidates | No. of elected | No. of votes % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian National Congress | 90 | 40 | 35.08 |
| 3 | Independents | 7 | 13.16 | |
| 4 | Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) | 87 | 6 | 7.40 |
| 2 | Indian National Lok Dal | 88 | 31 | 25.79 |
| 5 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 90 | 4 | 9.04 |
| 6 | Bahujan Samaj Party | 86 | 1 | 6.73 |
| 6 | Shiromani Akali Dal | 2 | 1 | 0.98 |
| Total: | 1222 | 90 | 100 |
In a 90 members Haryana assembly Congress won 40 seats, 5 short of simple majority.
In 2009 vidhan sabha elections, Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) emerged winner on following six seats.
- Adampur - Kuldeep
- Assandh - Jile Ram
- Charkhi Dadri - Satpal Sangwan
- Hansi - Vinod Bhayana
- Narnaul - Rao Narender Singh
- Samalkha - Dharam Singh Chhokar
All 5 MLAs from above list left HJC and joined Indian national Congress with a merger, thus leaving Kuldeep as single legislator of the Party in haryana Vidhan Sabha.
Thus congress achieved a simple majority.
Independents members also gave support to congress to form stable government.
Read more about this topic: State Assembly Elections In India, 2009