Type Unicameral Seats 90 | Deputy Speaker Smt. Santosh Yadav | |
 | ||
Speaker Kanwar Pal, BJP
Since 3 November 2014 Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, BJP
Since 26 October 2014 Leader of Opposition Abhay Singh Chautala, INLD | ||
The Haryana Vidhan Sabha (Hindi: हरियाणा विधानसभा) or the Haryana Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Haryana state in northern India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Chandigarh, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 90 Members of Legislative Assembly, directly elected from single-seat constituencies. The term of office is five years.
Contents
History
The body was founded in 1966, when the state was created from part of the state of Punjab, by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. The house initially had 54 seats, ten reserved for scheduled castes, this was increased to 81 seats in March 1967, and to 90 seats (including 17 reserved seats) in 1977.
Political parties
The Haryana Janhit Congress (BL), which won 2 seats in 2014 elections, merged with INC on 28 April 2016.