Chandigarh, April 9 -- As the campaign for the Lok Sabha elections picks up, it seems the regional parties Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) in Haryana, are fighting a battle for political survival.

The INLD, became a regional force and secured between 15 to 28 per cent vote share on different occasions before sliding to 1.9 per cent in 2019 after division. It seems to be struggling in the Lok Sabha Poll 2024 to find candidates from their respective cadres to take the field. Additionally, INLD has been out of power for two decades in the State and also witnessed a bitter split in the form of JJP in 2018.

INLD had won only one seat in the 2019 Assembly election. On the other hand, JJP, which had won 10 seats in...