Haryana, India

A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a majority in Assembly elections in the Indian state of Haryana, two independent Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), joined the saffron outfit on Wednesday (Oct 9) in a big boost for the ruling party. 

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Devender Kadyan and Rajesh Joon joined the BJP at Union Minister and Haryana in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan's house in the presence of state BJP chief Mohan Lal Badoli. Kadyan had won from Ganaur as an Independent, while Joon defeated his BJP rival to secure victory in Bahadurgarh.

Joon defeated BJP's Dinesh Kaushik by a margin of 41,999 votes, while Devender Kadyan defeated Congress’ Kuldip Sharma by 35,209 votes from Ganaur.

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Moreover, India's richest woman, Savitri Jindal, who joined the BJP in March, but contested as an Independent on not getting a ticket, is also likely to extend support to BJP, according to NDTV. 

Jindal defeated Ram Niwas Rara of Congress by 18,941 votes in Hisar. 

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The BJP had a historic hattrick win in the Haryana elections on Tuesday (Oct 8). 

Media sources citing sources said Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini would return for a second stint in the top post for leading the BJP to victory in the elections.

BJP not only won the majority on its own in Haryana, but it also managed to better its seats tally from the last two elections. The saffron party finished with 48 seats in the 90-member seat assembly but took it to 50 as two independent MLAs also joined the party on Wednesday. 

(With inputs from agencies)