Anil Vij badly wants to be Haryana chief minister, but has been spurned twice by the BJP's Modi-Shah leadership.
They were taken into preventive detention over apprehension of breach of peace, but released later, Station House Officer Yamunanagar City Kanwaljeet said.
'Congress leaders are ready to lose the election and not form the government, but are never ready to share seats with others.'
At the time of ticket distribution, the top BJP leadership preferred the turncoats over its loyal workers.
Among the other prominent faces for the ruling BJP who tasted defeat in the elections was its state president Subhash Barala.