Kuldeep Bishnoi of the Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) was Monday elected to the Lok Sabha, winning the Hisar by-election in Haryana, officials said
Kuldeep Bishnoi of the Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) was Monday elected to the Lok Sabha, winning the Hisar by-election in Haryana, officials said.
Ajay Chautala of the Indian National Lok Dal finished second while Jai Parkash of the Congress came third in what was mainly a three-cornered contest.
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As speculation mounted over the role played by Anna Hazare and team, which stepped into the political fray to campaign against the Congress, Bishnoi said he owed nothing to the anti-corruption crusader.
Bishnoi, son of former Haryana chief minister Bhajan Lal, however, added that he respected anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare and would vote for the Jan Lokpal Bill in parliament.
The Hisar seat had fallen vacant in June following the death of Bhajan Lal, a three-time chief minister.
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