Much would depend on whether the Congress party wants to project a Jat or anon Jat as the chief minister. Jats, with 21% of the population are not only thelargest community in Haryana but also encompass within their fold the powerfulfarmer’s lobby . For long the Congress has been seen to be anti-Jat, becauseits chief minister in previous tenures was Bhajan Lal , a non-Jat. Powerfulgroups within the Congress who are opposing his candidature cite this as a majordisqualification. A senior Congressman reasoned, that if the party optsfor a Jat as the chief minister this time, it will in one stroke wipe away yearsof propaganda by the INLD that the Congress does not have the interests of theJats in mind.