Haryana: Resounding Verdict

The defeat of Om Prakash Chautala and the INLD in Haryana was a combination of several factors. The jats, a core constituent of the INLD, deserted the party in droves. Dalit hostility and assertiveness displayed by women who make up nearly half the electorate also worked against the INLD. The vote against Chautala was also a verdict against the politics of corruption and absent development that had become legitimised in the years of the INLD?s rule.