CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: Haryana Assembly Election Result 2024: Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Abhay Singh Chautala’s son Arjun Chautala is the only member of the Chautala family standing any chance of enterng the Haryana Assembly, election trends showed. While Abhay Chautala was defeated in Ellenabad by Congress candidate Bharat Singh Beniwal, Arjun was ahead in Rania by over 4,000 votes. Dushyant Chautala, who was hailed the kingmaker in the 2019 Haryana Assembly Elections is also staring at a heavy defeat in Uchana Kala seat.
For the unversed, Haryana’s Jannayak Janta Party and Indian National Lok Dal are led by the politically influential Chautalas. The INLD expelling Dushyant Chautala and Digvijay Chautala in 2018 led to the formation of the JJP, which won 10 seats in the assembly polls that took place the following year. Dushyant Chautala’s decision to back the BJP was instrumental in the saffron party returning to power in the agrarian state.
However, five years later, both JJP and INLD are struggling in Haryana. Here is how the Chautalas are faring across seats in Haryana:
Abhay Singh Chautala: The INLD leader was handed a defeat in Ellenabad by Congress candidate Bharat Singh Beniwal. The Congressman managed a victory of 15,000 votes against Chautala, securing 77,865 votes. BJP’s Amir Chand Talwara finished third with 13,320 votes while runner-up Abhay Singh Chautala got 62,865.
