Battle of legacies: Three influential Haryana families slug it out in Hisar
Three most influential political dynasties of Haryana are slugging it out in Hisar this election season, making it a battle for asserting supremacy of their respective clans in the state politics.
Dushyant Chautala, the great grandson of former Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal, and sitting MP from Hisar, is pitted against next-generation leaders of two other powerful political families -- BJP's Bijendra Singh, son of Union Minister Birender Singh and great grandson of peasant leader Sir Chhotu Ram, and the Congress nominee Bhavya Bishnoi, grandson of former state Chief Minister Bhajan Lal.
Dushyant, who contested on Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) ticket last time, is fighting under the banner of its off-shoot Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) this time.
Bijendra and Bhavya are making their electoral debut. Before jumping into politics, Bijendra was an IAS officer while Bhavya was trying his luck in cricket. However, both Birender Singh (as a Congress leader in 1984) and Bhajan Lal (in 2009 as