Candidates line up to garner khap support in Haryana; no endorsement but will do the needful, say khaps

Jind/Mahendragarh (Haryana) [India], Oct 16 (ANI): The pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP leader Captain Abhimanyu and Nafe Singh Nain, one of the most influential Khap leaders, sharing a laughter dots the wall of Nain's room. There is yet another picture where former chief minister BS Hooda could be seen introducing him to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi when all were in power. In yet another frame Congress leader Surjewala sat alongside him wearing a turban. If these pictures were anything to go by, they exhibit the clout Khaps wields in the elections and politics.However, these rigid and hardliner organisations are going through a transition in Haryana.Unlike earlier, when khaps would openly support a political leader or a party, many of these khaps, the old ones, are now avoiding endorsing any party openly. While there are quite a few that have no qualms of rallying their support behind a candidate. Nain is Pradhan of Naini khap, claimed to be one of the largest