Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who had moved the High Court after election officials refused to grant him permission for an overnight halt in Jind on Friday citing the model code of conduct, has now written to the Election Commission asking if he can stay in Chandigarh when it goes to the polls on May 19. Stranded due to bad weather, Mr. Khattar was allowed to stay at a guest house in Jind only after the Punjab and Haryana High Court conducted a late-night hearing on a petition by his aide.
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