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Gurugram:In 2018, the clan of Chaudhary Devi Lal saw a split that led to the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), a major regional party in Haryana, tottering in the wake of Dushyant Chautala floating the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP)...
A little over five years now, the JJP led by Devi Lals great grandson Dushyant Chautala and the INLD of grandson Abhay Chautala are caught at crossroads together, the two parties that lay claim on the former deputy prime ministers political legacy managed just 2.61 percent of voter share in the Lok Sabha elections...
The INLD contested 7 seats and ended up with 1.84 percent vote share, and the JJP that contested all 10 seats had 0.87 percent vote share..
I will have to see whether the INLD can keep its recognition as a political party intact, said Kamal Veer Singh, Devi Lals nephew and his officer on special duty (OSD) from 1987 to 1989 when the late leader was the chief minister...
There were people who voted for Modi and there were others who wanted to defeat Modi and hence voted for INDIA bloc This time, people will vote on issues concerning the state and hence the INLD will perform very well, he said, adding that the party has already started district-level meetings from Monday.. Talking about the JJPs performance, the INLD leader remarked the party that boasted of getting 15 percent vote share in the 2019 assembly polls was reduced to less than 1 percent in this election...
