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CHANDIGARH: Hisar MP Dushyant Chautala’s younger brother Digvijay, who filed his nomination on Thursday, will take on Congress’s Randeep Surjewala in the bypoll for the Jind assembly seat on January 28. Counting will take place on January 31.Digvijay would have to contest as an independent candidate, supported by JJP, as the newly-formed party is yet receive its registration from the Election Commission of India Digvijay, however, will not be able to contest as the official candidate of Jannayak Janata Party, which was set up after the November split in the Chautala family.On Wednesday, BJP in Haryana had named Krishna Midha, son of former MLA and INLD leader Hari Chand Midha, as its candidate for Jind, while Congress announced the name of its chief spokesperson Surjewala..