New Delhi, July 20 :     The Bansi Lal government in Haryana teetered on the brink of a collapse, with 22 legislators of the ruling Haryana Vikas Party (HVP) joining hands with Om Prakash Chautala on the eve of the crucial confidence vote. Fifty-three MLAs from Chautala?s Indian National Lok Dal, the BJP and the HVP splinter group called on Governor Mahavir Prasad and staked claim to form an alternative government. The dissidents, including 13 ministers, switched sides because they were not in favour of fresh elections. Unfazed by defeat staring in his face, Bansi Lal, after a marathon informal meeting of his Cabinet, decided to go ahead with the trust vote. The HVP rebels earlier said they did not want to float a new party. Former Cabinet minister Karan Singh Dalal told reporters in Chandigarh: ?We will not form a new party, but try to reorganise the existing one.? The BJP had indicated it was not averse to forming a coalition government with the Lok Dal. ?We are keen on an alliance with Chautala for the parliamentary polls, so it might be useful to team up with him right away and prepare the ground for building our partnership,? a BJP vice-president said. Eleven dissenters, including seven ministers who resigned, have been suspended from the HVP and allotted separate seats for tomorrow?s session, reports PTI, quoting Assembly Speaker Chhattar Singh Chauhan. Four other ministers and another MLA announced withdrawal of support following the suspension of the legislators for ?anti-party? activities, after the 12-member Congress Legislature Party pulled the rug from under Bansi Lal?s feet. The Congress, which had bailed out the government during its previous trial of strength after the BJP pulled out of the HVP-led coalition, had wanted Bansi Lal to recommend dissolution of the Assembly and seek a fresh mandate. But the chief minister was unwilling to oblige. The CLP said today it would vote against the trust motion. Andhra CPI-Cong deal The electoral alliance between the Congress and CPI was finally clinched, causing fissures in Andhra Pradesh?s Left vote bank, reports our special correspondent from Hyderabad. The Left has 19 Assembly and two Lok Sabha seats and a Rajya Sabha seat. Left parties withdrew support to the TDP after the ruling party allied with the BJP at the Centre. The CPM has already announced its tie-up with the Anna-TDP. The split in Left votes will leave the TDP wide open for attack in dominant districts of Khammam, Nalgonda, Warangal, Karimnagar and Krishna.