New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday clarified that it was not going to take the support of Lokhit Party leader Gopal Kanda in forming a government in Haryana. Kanda, an MLA from Sirsa, is an accused in two a betment-to-suicide cases.

Following the hung assembly in Haryana, Kanda had offered tolend support to BJP and flew to Delhi along with at least five MLAs, afterwhich a huge controversy erupted.

However, after the legislative party meeting in Chandigarh earlier on Saturday, BJP stated that the party will not take Kanda's supportand that it will provide an honest government for Haryana. "BJP is nottaking support from Kanda. Six Independents are supporting us. We are forming astable government with an alliance with Dushyant Chautala's party," UnionMinister Ravi Shankar Prasad said after the party meeting. "We willprovide a government with honesty. BJP will form a stable and stronggovernment, we promise this to the people of Haryana," he added and wishedeveryone a very happy Diwali. Earlier, Haryana Minister and BJP leader Anil Vijalso stated that there was no question of including Gopal Kanda in thegovernment or taking his support.

BJP on Friday joined hands with Dushyant Chautala's JannayakJanshakti Party (JJP) to form a coalition government in Haryana with ManoharLal Khattar as the Chief Minister and his deputy will be from Chautala's party.Sources say that Dushyant's mother Naina Singh Chautala will be given thedeputy CM's post. She was elected the MLA from Badhra Assembly constituency.BothBJP and JJP party leaders will meet Haryana Governor later in the day to invitethem to form the government in the state.

Khattar will be sworn-in as Haryana CM for the second termon Sunday, Diwali and so will be deputy CM. However, he will decide on thecabinet of ministers after the swearing-in ceremony.

Meanwhile, at the meeting on Saturday, Khattar was electedBJP's legislative party leader in Haryana.