Both of them had an old relationship but this election sees them on opposite sides, and yet they don’t utter a word against their opponent. Contrarily, their camp betrays a subtle longing for togetherness. One is Bharatiya Kisan Union’s spokesperson Rakesh Tikait and the other is Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan. Residents of Muzaffarnagar, both Jat leaders belong to the Baliyan Khap of Jats whose head or chaudhary is Rakesh’s elder brother Naresh Tikait.