City
Epaper

Riding tractor, Dushyant family reaches Haryana polling booth

By IANS | Updated: October 21, 2019 09:15 IST

At a Jat-dominated seat in Haryana, Dushyant Chautala, 31, who is leading young outfit Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), a breakaway faction of the once prominent Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), reached a polling booth in Sirsa by riding on a tractor.

Open in App

His mother Naina Chautala and his wife were riding with him.

"People (in Haryana) are looking for a change and that is why we reached the polling booth with a mode of transportation that is our identity," he told the media.

Chautala is confident of the forming the next government.

He admitted that support extended by rebel state Congress chief Ashok Tanwar would help his party getting maximum seats.

"Boond-boond se sagar bharta hai (every drop contributes to the ocean). So is people (Tanwar) joining our party strengthening our base," he added.

Chautala is being seen as the real inheritor of his great grandfather and former Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal's political legacy.

The Chautala clan in the poll arena are Abhay Singh, Dushyant, Naina, Ranjit Singh and Aditya Devi Lal.

Dushyant Chautala is contesting from Uchana Kalan in Jind district. His party is contesting all the 90 Assembly seats.

So is his estranged uncle and Devi Lal's grandson Abhay Singh Chautala, who is contesting from Ellenabad in Sirsa.

Sitting legislator Naina Chautala is contesting from Badhra in Bhiwani district via his son's outfit JJP.

The BJP has fielded Devi Lal's grandson Aditya Devi Lal from Dabwali in Sirsa district.

Devi Lal's son Ranjit Singh has fielded himself as an Independent from Rania in Sirsa district after the Congress denied him a ticket.

The voting will continue till 6 p.m. in Haryana.

( With inputs from IANS )

Tags: ChautalaDevi LalAbhay SinghSirsaAbhay Singh Chautala
Open in App

Related Stories

CricketIND vs AUS: Who Will Win India vs Australia Champions Trophy 2025 Semi-Final? IIT Baba Abhay Singh Makes SHOCKING Prediction

National"Only Truth in It Is That...": IIT Baba Clarifies Amid Reports of Detention (Watch Video)

NationalIIT Baba Alias Abhay Singh Alleges Assault in News Channel's Debate Programme in Noida; Video Goes Viral

Cricket"Use Your Brain": IIT Baba's Reaction After Being Trolled for Failed India vs Pakistan Champions Trophy 2025 Prediction (Watch)

NationalHaryana Air Pollution: Residents Suffer from Eye Irritation and Breathing Issues Due To Poor Air Quality and Loud Fireworks

National Realted Stories

NationalPerpetrators of Pahalgam terror attack must be given harshest punishment: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind

NationalSajad Lone says Pahalgam massacre 'an attack on identity of Kashmiris'

National'Terror will never win': Former UK PM Rishi Sunak condemns terrorist attack in J&K's Pahalgam

NationalPahalgam terror attack: Antigua PM writes to PM Modi; extends condolences

NationalED attaches Sahara's 'benami' properties valued at Rs 1,538 crore across India