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My victory will unsettle the BJP in Haryana: Cong MP Deepender Singh Hooda

Once Jat leaders were politicians who called the shots at the national level and used to focus on agricultural issues. Now you see a change in current Jat politics

Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda
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File photo of Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda. Illustration by Binay Sinha

Nitin Kumar
Three-time MP from Rohtak, Deepender Singh Hooda, son of former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda, is contesting the Lok Sabha elections again. He tells Nitin Kumar how a Congress victory will change the dynamics of power in the state. Edited excerpts:
 
Do you think this time it is a tough contest for you: Top leaders are campaigning for the Rohtak seat…
 
No, in any election, each candidate from a party visits their constituency. It was not that I didn’t want to campaign. Like others, I campaign too. It is natural. I have done it in the past as