The upcoming Lok Sabha and Haryana Assembly elections seem to be a battle for survival for the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and its breakaway faction, the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), which is facing the ire of its core voters for its “anti-farmer” stance during the year-long stir against the Centre’s now-withdrawn farm laws. The JJP — led by Ajay Singh Chautala — came into existence in December 2018 after a vertical split in the INLD following a feud in the Chautala family. The party won 10 seats in the 2019 Assembly election and formed a coalition government with the BJP. The INLD, led by former Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, however, was reduced to a single seat in the 2019 Assembly poll, five years after it finished runner-up in the 2014 election with 19 seats. Any further weakening of the two parties would also mean an end to the several decades-old dominance of the regional political force led by the Chautalas in the State. While the image of JJP leader and Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala — once seen as the next Chaudhary Devi Lal — took a hit after the farmers’ agitation, the party’s failure to deliver on its two most important electoral promises — ₹5,100 monthly old-age pension, and reservation in private sector jobs — added to its woes.