The MPs and MLAs of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh signed the nomination proposal for the nomination of NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu for the Presidential election at Haryana Niwas here in the presence of the Chief Ministers of both the states.

Talking to reporters later, Haryana Chief Minister  Manohar Lal Khattar said that the Chief Ministers of the states have been called to Delhi on Friday.

Asked about the results of Urban Local Bodies elections, the Chief Minister said that he is grateful to the people of the state who have elected BJP and JJP in majority in the civic polls. He said that we are moving ahead in the elections. "In this election our alliance got almost 60 percent of the votes," he said, adding, "Congress had already left the field and ran away. Now gradually the Congress is being removed from every state and we are moving forward".

Khattar said that the central leadership has praised the alliance for these election results and before this, they had also praised the Rajya Sabha elections. "Our organization works from below the booth level and gives information about public welfare schemes to every voter and is also constantly in touch with them," he added.

Earlier, the Chief Minister welcomed Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and Himachal Pradesh MPs and MLAs on their arrival in Haryana. During the discussion, he gave information about the Khelo India Youth Games- 2021 organized by Haryana recently. Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker, Gian Chand Gupta, state BJP President, OP Dhankar amongst others were present on this occasion.