CHANDIGARH: Many in Haryana thought the presence of INLD chief and four-time chief minister Om Prakash Chautala in the campaigning just before the October 15 voting would change equations in the state. That Chautala's charisma would to some extent undercut the Modi wave, at least in Jat-dominated areas.
However, the INLD chief, who was out on medical bail in the teacher recruitment scam, was sent back to jail by an angry Delhi high court and there was no sympathy among voters either. ..