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Behind jettisoning the JJP: BJP looks to carefully navigate caste dynamics

The 35-year-old Jat leader Dushyant Chautala confidently asserted that he would not merely play the role of a kingmaker this time around, but would himself ascend to the throne

Haryana BJP leader Nayab Singh Saini
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Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini

Nitin Kumar New Delhi
A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) abruptly parted its way with the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), its leader Dushyant Chautala made a bold proclamation. During a rally in Hisar on March 13, he declared that the JJP would hold the “Key” – the party’s symbol -- to the Vidhan Sabha. He further emphasised that the “Key” would find its way to the Lok Sabha, as well.

The 35-year-old Jat leader confidently asserted that he would not merely play the role of a kingmaker this time around, but would himself ascend to the throne. “We will secure victory in