A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) abruptly parted its way with the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), its leader Dushyant Chautala made a bold proclamation. During a rally in Hisar on March 13, he declared that the JJP would hold the "Key" - the party's symbol-to the Vidhan Sabha. He emphasised that the "Key" would find its way to the Lok Sabha, as well.
The 35-year-old Jat leader confidently asserted that he would not merely play the role of a kingmaker this time around, but would himself ascend to the throne. "We will secure victory in over 50 Assembly seats and march triumphantly to Chandigarh," Chautala announced from Hisar, his stronghold.
While Chautala delegated the task of determining the number of seats the JJP should contest in the upcoming elections to his father Ajay Chautala and other party members, political observers in Haryana speculate that the self-proclaimed future "king" might be at risk of losing his own Assembly seat (Uchana Kalan in Jind, near Hisar) due to anti-incumbency.
"His core voter base remains disillusioned with him for aligning with the BJP-led coalition in 2014 and for his lack of support for farmers during their agitation for minimum support price," observed Kushal Pal, principal of Indira Gandhi National College-Ladwa (Kurukshetra) and former state coordinator, Lokniti.
This concern is not without merit: In the four elections Chautala contested since his political debut in 2014-two Lok Sabha elections in 2014 and 2019, and two Assembly elections in 2014 and 2019-he has tasted defeat twice, in the 2014 Assembly and 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
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