Long before the BJP coined the term 'Double Engine' sarkar, which means the same party ruling both at the centre and the state,Haryana had already been following this model for the past fifty years. Double engine meant that if the state had the same party government which ruled at the centre, then the state would not only get favourable financial support from the central government but would also be insulated from the instabilities and anxieties which tag along when diametrically opposite parties rule at the centre and the state.