Dushyant Chautala

Haryana polls: Major setback for Chautala clan; Abhay Singh, Dushyant lose

Former Deputy PM Chaudhary Devi Lal's Chautala family of Haryana is facing a potential wipeout. Several family members, including Abhay Singh, his son Arjun, and nephew Dushyant Chautala, are in fray

Haryana Assembly elections: Arjun Chautala leads, but family's grip weakens

As vote counting for the Haryana Assembly elections progresses, Arjun Chautala has emerged as a frontrunner in Rania. However, the Chautala family faces a tough challenge from both the BJP & Congress

Haryana elections: Our alliance will get huge majority says Dushyant Singh

For the 2024 Assembly elections, the JJP has formed an alliance with Chandra Shekhar Azad's Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)

'Mayhem in Meham': Haryana seat that earned infamy for violent elections

Dangi went to 'Meham Chaubeesi' for support. The khap ruled in favour of Dangi and conveyed its decision to Devi Lal, who rejected the organisation's validity. A political battle was on.

Days ahead of Haryana polls, brick thrown at Dushyant Chautala's convoy car

Just before Haryana's Assembly elections, a brick was thrown at a car in Dushyant Chautala's convoy, damaging its rear windshield. The incident happened when Chautala was campaigning in Jind

Haryana polls: From kingmaker to king, Dushyant Chautala eyes bigger goal

JJP leader Dushyant Chautala, whose party is contesting the October 5 Haryana assembly polls jointly with Azad Samaj Party, predicts a hung assembly but exudes confidence that their alliance will win enough seats to emerge as a key player after the results. The JJP had won 10 of the 90 assembly seats in the 2019 Haryana assembly polls, the BJP 40 and the Congress 31. Chautala, 36, the great grandson of former deputy prime minister Devi Lal, predicts that no single party will be able to cross the 40-seat mark in the assembly elections. No single party can form government on its own. There are chances that nobody crosses the 40-seat mark. So, there will be parties with numbers and some Independents too who will win, former deputy chief minister Chautala told PTI. "Our alliance will win enough number of seats and emerge as a strong player in the scenario," he said. Asked whether they will support any other outfit in case of a hung assembly, Chautala quipped, "Why to go behind somebod

Can Congress be third-time lucky in upcoming Haryana Assembly polls?

Dushyant Chautala's Jannayak Janta Party is outvoted by NOTA as Congress secures five Lok Sabha seats. ARCHIS MOHAN writes

Dushyant Chautala writes to Haryana Governor, seeks immediate floor test

This comes a day after Chautala declared that he was ready to support the Congress party if it wanted to topple the Saini government in the state

Dushyant Chautala writes to Haryana governor, wants govt to take floor test

The former BJP ally also sought the imposition of President's rule in Haryana after three Independent MLAs withdrew their support for the BJP government

If Cong tries to bring down Saini govt, we will support: Dushyant Chautala

Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) leader Dushyant Chautala on Wednesday said that if Leader of Opposition B S Hooda takes steps to bring down the Nayab Saini government, his party would support the move. The former deputy chief minister's statement came a day after three Independent MLAs withdrew support to the Saini government. The BJP government, which has the support of two other Independents is now two short of the majority mark in the 90-member House which has a current strength of 88. "I want to tell Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda that going by the present numbers in the Assembly, if a step is taken that this government is brought down during (Lok Sabha) elections, then we will fully consider to support them in this," Chautala told reporters in Hisar. "Now, the Congress has to think whether they will take a step to bring down the BJP government," he said. Asked whether his party will support the Congress, he replied, "We are clear that steps should be taken to bring dow

Congress seeks dismissal of BJP govt, prez rule, fresh polls in Haryana

The Congress on Wednesday sought the imposition of President's Rule followed by fresh polls in Haryana after three Independent MLAs withdrew support to the BJP dispensation, reducing the Nayab Singh Saini government to a minority in the state assembly. The party said it would write to Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya to demand that the BJP government be dismissed. It also asked the JJP, the INLD and Independent MLA Balraj Kundu to write similar letters to the governor to give credence to their claim of opposing the BJP. Talking to reporters in Sirsa on Wednesday, Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini asserted that his government was not in trouble and was working strongly. "We are going to write to the Governor that three Independent MLAs have withdrawn support and they have extended support to our party... the government is in the minority and they have no right to stay in power. We will demand that the government be dismissed, President's Rule be imposed and fresh elections be held," ..

Lok Sabha elections: Battle of Chautalas in Hisar as JJP declares list

JJP has fielded singer Rahul Yadav (Fazilpuria), famous for his songs Jimmy Choo and Kar Gayi Chull, from Gurgaon

Slew of resignations rock JJP's boat ahead of Lok Sabha elections

The party's political future seems in jeopardy after its coalition with BJP ended last month

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

JJP issues whip, asks its MLAs to remain absent during confidence vote

The Jannayak Janata Party on Wednesday issued a whip, asking its 10 legislators to remain absent from the House during voting on the confidence motion to be brought by the Nayab Singh Saini government in the Haryana Assembly. The BJP named Nayab Singh Saini as Haryana's new chief minister on Tuesday, hours after the surprise resignation of Manohar Lal Khattar from the post along with his cabinet ministers. After taking oath in the evening, Saini said they had presented a letter of support of 48 MLAs to the governor and asked him to convene an assembly session on Wednesday for the BJP government to prove its majority in the House. The floor-test suggestion was made amid signs that the BJP-Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) alliance in the state might have ended, though there has been no formal announcement yet. On Wednesday, the JJP issued a whip saying, "All JJP members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly are hereby informed that Confidence Motion in the council of ministers proposed by th

JJP to hold meeting of national, state executives in Haryana's Hisar today

Topics including the strengthing of organization, organization expansion, upcoming Lok Sabha rallies, Sikar Rally will be discussed in detail in the meeting

FM Sitharaman to launch 'Mera Bill Mera Adhikar' scheme on Sep 1: Chautala

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will launch the Mera Bill-Mera Adhikar Scheme from Gurugram on September 1, Haryana's Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said on Wednesday. She will launch this scheme in a programme to be organised in Sector 15 of Gurugram, the JJP leader said, as per an official statement. Chautala said that under this scheme, the consumers will have to upload the receipt of the purchase of the goods on a portal. He said that consumers will also get rewards through the corpus fund of Rs 30 crore, through a draw system. He said that this scheme will play an important role for GST collection as more and more people will be motivated to collect GST bills. Dushyant Chautala said that the Mera Bill-Mera Adhikar scheme will develop the tendency among consumers to demand the bill from the seller while purchasing goods. Notably, the Centre on Thursday said it will launch the 'Mera Bill Mera Adhikaar' initiative to encourage the culture of customers asking f

Bigg Boss OTT 2 Winner Elvish Yadav meets Haryana Dy CM Dushyant Chautala

Bigg Boss OTT 2 winner Elvish Yadav met Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala and Jannayak Janta Party General Secretary Digvijay Chautala. Earlier, he also met Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar

Chautala writes to Centre seeking permanent NDRF battalion for Haryana

The Haryana government has asked the Centre for a permanent battalion of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to deal with "disaster situations", an official statement said here on Friday. Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah in this regard. Haryana was battered by heavy rains over the past few days with floods reported from several parts of the state. In his letter, Chautala said that with the availability of a permanent battalion of the NDRF in Haryana, immediate relief can be provided at the time of disaster. He said that land for the battalion could be provided by the state government near the Hisar airport. Chautala said that there are 1,149 jawans in a battalion and in such a situation, Haryana will become more capable to deal with floods, earthquakes or other crisis situations. At present, NDRF teams have to be called from other states in case of any disaster, he wrote.

Good news! Restaurants can remain open round the clock in Haryana

Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala told officials that restaurants that want to remain open 24 hours can do so and no one should force them to shut