In Haryana, the Congress government today gained simple majority in the Assembly with one MLA of Haryana Janhit Congress HJC (BL) joining the ruling party. The Congress now has 45 members in the 90-member assembly, which has an effective strength of 89 as one seat is vacant. Haryana Assembly Speaker H S Chatha told reporters in Chandigarh, that HJC's Samalkha MLA Dharam Singh Chokkar had informed that he had joined Congress.<br/><br/>The HJC is now left with just one legislator its party President Kuldeep Bishnoi, the younger son of former chief minister Bhajan Lal with four Janhit MLAs having joined the Congress yesterday after breaking away from their party. <br/><br/>The Haryana Assembly, at present has one seat vacant. Former Chief Minister and opposition INLD president Om Prakash Chautala, who had won from two seats, retained Uchana Kalan and vacated the Ellenabad seat.<br/><br/>