Overview

• Abhay Chautala led the Rohtak event that honored Chaudhary Devi Lal and showcased the INLD after the patriarch’s death last year.
• Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal urged voters to back regional parties, saying national parties neglect farmers and the poor.
• Attendees included Badal, Telangana lawmaker K. Kavitha, J&K Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary, and Congress leader Sampat Singh.
• Chautala attacked Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Deepender Hooda, alleging they enabled the BJP to retain power and calling the Congress the ruling party’s B-team.
• Positioning the rally in the Hooda stronghold, the INLD pitched campaign promises such as free electricity and doubling old-age pensions.