Chandigarh, March 12 -- Two ruling BJP lawmakers from Haryana got involved in a slanging match on Tuesday, making unpleasant remarks about each other, during the discussion on governor's address in the state assembly.

The unsavoury verbal exchange between BJP MLAs, Ram Kumar Gautam and Arvind Sharma, who is also a minister, was, however, expunged by the Speaker from the proceedings of the House.

The two Brahmin leaders were given party tickets from Jat dominated Gohana and Safidon assembly constituencies in 2024 assembly polls. Both are party hoppers having changed loyalties over the years and were claimants for a ministerial berth as per caste and region-based allocation.

The argument between the two BJP MLA started after co-operation...