Summary:
CHANDIGARH: INLD leader Abhay Chautala’s brother-in-law and senior BJP functionary Abhishek Matoria failed to retain his Nohar assembly seat in Hanumangarh district in Rajasthan . Union home minister Rajnath Singh had campaigned for him this time.The owner of a bus service, Matoria is the younger brother of Abhay Chautala’s wife, Kanta Chautala. Even Abhay rigorously campaigned for him in the 2008 and 2013 polls.Sources confirmed that Abhay could not go for the campaign this time, fearing criticism from Dushyant’s group. Film star Sanjay Dutta, who is a close friend of Abhay, had also campaigned for him at the time. Matoria (36) is general secretary of Rajasthan BJP..