NEW DELHI, March 23 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) recorded its best ever performance in Haryana in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. It further consolidated its gains in the 2014 assembly elections, which were held a few months later. The BJP surprised a lot of people by appointing Manohar Lal Khattar, a non-Jat leader, as the chief minister of the state. According to various estimates, Jats account for more than onefourth of the state's total population and have significant clout in the state....