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he victory of Karnal and Hisar, where its
Bhartiya Ja- candidates in local bodies
nata Party in the elections secured Mayoral
Jind assembly seats defeating rivals backed
T bypoll ahead by Congress and INLD-BSP
of 2019 general elections combine.
has not only galvanized Haryana Chief Minister,
the confidence of the BJP’s Mr Manohar Lal, interact-
Haryana cadre but also set ing with media said the
the tone for the forthcoming comprehensive victory of
general elections. The vic- BJP in the by-election to Jind
tory margin of 12,935 votes Assembly Constituency is a
in a fiercely contested three clear indication of increas-
cornered election is a wake- ing faith of people in the
up call for the rival parties. present State Government’s
For the first time, Bhartiya Jind win boosts transparent and graft-free
Janata Party has secured a governance and uniform
victory from a constituency bJP confidence development policy.
considered to be a bastion But the evidence portrays
of Indian National Lok Dal. a different picture. This agri-
There were 21 contestants culturally developed district
in the fray, including two The victory margin of 12,935 votes in a fiercely has no food processing
women candidates. contested three-cornered election is a wake-up
The result of this bypoll The Jind bypoll
was crucial and keenly call for the rival parties, writes komal amit gera
awaited by all political par- was a dress
ties after the drubbing of BJP ties in the state. An analysis BJP in Haryana. rehearsal for
in the Hindi heartland, in of the outcome of the result Congress fielded a strong
the states of Rajasthan, Mad- shows that BJP secured candidate like Randeep major political
hya Pradesh and Chattis- close to 38.65 per cent of Singh Surjewala, who is a parties in the
garh. BJP candidate Krishan the total votes cast, followed national Chief spokesperson
Midha received 50,578 votes by 28.76 per cent of JJP and of the party, an MLA from state, which is
out of the total ballot cast of 17.38 percent of Congress. Kaithal and a former minis-
1,30,859. The family feud in Indian ter in Haryana. The intra- heading for two
Independent candidate, National Lok Dal and forma- party politics may also have key elections
Digvijay Singh, backed by tion of Jannayak Janata contributed to the loss to
newly carved out Jannayak Party by Ajay Chautala who Surjewala, surmise experts.
Janata Party and Aam Admi is currently serving a sen- Om Prakash Chautala’s units, no industrial cluster
Party who was at second tence Tihar is assumed to be grandson, Digvijay Chau- and limited connectivity.
place, received 37,648 votes a major political develop- tala finishing second with Jind has hatcheries produc-
and Congress candidate, ment that divided the Jat close to 29 per cent of total ing best quality chicks and
Randeep Singh Surjewala votes. A surprising develop- votes polled and leaving is known for its best quality
who lagged at third place, ment here was the swing behind the star candidate Murrah buffaloes. Unfor-
received 22,742 votes, Can- of the rural voters towards of Congress with a size- tunately, no political party
didate of Loktantra Surakha Bhartiya Janata Party. able number of ballots is an paid any attention to the
Party, Vinod Ashari received Despite an aggressive indicator of the inclination progress of Jind. An impor-
13,582 votes, Indian National campaigning by Congress of the young voters towards tant centre for mobilisation
Lok Dal candidate Umed about the non-performance the young candidates who of voters (as political rallies
Redhu got 3454 votes and of BJP in last four and a half connect well to the masses. are often organised here),
345 voters voted for NOTA. years and neglect of Jind in BJP’s victory in the Jind is waiting for the leader,
As assembly and general even providing basic ameni- bypolls has reinforced the who would make honest ef-
elections are to be held in ties, sewerage and roads to party’s stature in Haryana forts to uplift this neglected
Haryana in this year, the the people of this constitu- after its conquest in five mu- constituency.
bypoll was a dress rehearsal ency, voters probably want nicipal corporations- Yamu-
for the major political par- to give another chance to nanagar, Panipat, Rohtak, letters@tehelka.com

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