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BJP’s former ally JJP faces brunt of anti-incumbency in Haryana

Ex-deputy CM Dushyant Chautala, who had won from Uchana Kalan in 2019 by 47,452 votes, is trailing at sixth place; not a single candidate is even remotely in the contest in any of the 66 constituencies the Jannayak Janta Party is contesting.

Published on: Oct 8, 2024, 14:36:13 IST
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The BJP’s former ally, the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), is facing decimation in the 2024 assembly elections, losing all 66 seats it contested in alliance with Azad Samaj Party (ASP) of Chandrasekhar Azad.

The Dushyant Chautala-led Jannayak Janta Party’s vote share came down from 15.32% in the 2019 assembly elections to 0.89% this time. The party got 0.87% votes in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. (HT file photo)
The Dushyant Chautala-led Jannayak Janta Party’s vote share came down from 15.32% in the 2019 assembly elections to 0.89% this time. The party got 0.87% votes in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. (HT file photo)

The JJP’s vote share also came down from 15.32% in the 2019 assembly elections to 0.89% this time. The party got 0.87% votes in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

JJP leader and former deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala, who had won from Uchana Kalan in 2019, by 47,452 votes was trailing at the sixth place.

Three Independents got more votes than Dushyant, who was trailing by about 32,000 votes on the completion of 12 of the 16 rounds of counting on Tuesday afternoon.

Not a single candidate of the party is even remotely in the contest in any of the 66 constituencies it’s contesting across the state, including Sirsa, the home turf of the Chautalas.

Dushyant’s younger brother, Digvijay Chautala, who is the JJP candidate from Dabwali was trailing at the third spot by about 17,000 votes on the completion of 13 of the 16 rounds of counting.

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    Hitender Rao

    Hitender Rao is Senior Associate Editor covering the state of Haryana. Over the past three decades, he has reported on politics, governance, economy, migration, public policy and legal affairs. His work focuses on investigative and data driven journalism with a particular focus on government accountability, public institutions, corporate regulations and judiciary. A Fulbright- Humphrey scholar, he has covered elections, legislative developments, public finances, infrastructure, law enforcement and policy formulation, widely reporting on issues that shape governance and public life across the state through in depth reporting and analysis. He has also written extensively on migration issues and public administration focusing on how government decisions, institutions and corporate sector influence citizens and public policy.Read More