Narwana, Nov. 6 -- Haryana's Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Krishan Kumar Bedi on Friday claimed that the Saini government's welfare push is winning over the public, pointing to a steady stream of social workers and prominent citizens crossing over to the BJP as proof that voters still back the double-engine government.

Bedi was speaking at the housewarming ceremony of Kuldeep Mor in Basant Vihar, where the senior social worker formally joined the BJP along with his family and associates in the minister's presence. Bedi draped the party sash on Mor and the others, inducting them into the fold. The minister said the growing flock was a vote of confidence in the Centre and the state's Antyodaya model of development for all sections,...