Bhajan Lal
Chaudhary Bhajan Lal | |
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6th and 14th Chief Minister of Haryana | |
In office 29 June 1979 – 5 July 1985 |
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Preceded by | Chaudhary Devi Lal |
Succeeded by | Bansi Lal |
Constituency | Adampur |
In office 23 July 1991 – 9 May 1996 |
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Preceded by | President's Rule |
Succeeded by | Bansi Lal |
Constituency | Adampur |
Member of the Indian Parliament for Karnal |
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In office 1998–1999 |
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Preceded by | Ishwar Dayal Swami |
Succeeded by | Ishwar Dayal Swami |
Member of the Indian Parliament for Hisar |
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In office 2009–2011 |
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Preceded by | Jai Parkash |
Succeeded by | Kuldeep Bishnoi |
Personal details | |
Born | Koranwali, Bahawalpur District, Punjab, India (now in Punjab, Pakistan) |
6 October 1930
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
Political party | Haryana Janhit Congress |
Spouse(s) | Jasma Devi |
Children | Chander Mohan Bishnoi, Kuldeep Bishnoi |
Residence | Chandigarh |
Bhajan Lal (6 October 1930 – 3 June 2011) was a politician and three-time chief minister from the northern Indian state of Haryana. He first became the Chief Minister in 1979, again in 1982 and once again in 1991. He also served as Union Agricultural Minister.
Early life
Bhajan Lal was born on 6 October 1930 in Koranwali, Bahawalpur District, now in Punjab (Pakistan). He has two sons, Chander Mohan Bishnoi and Kuldeep Bishnoi. He started his political career by becoming a 'Panch' in the Adampur Gram Panchayat.[citation needed]
Political career
Bhajan Lal was the chief minister of the Haryana state twice, his first term from 28 June 1979 to 5 July 1985, and his second term from 23 July 1991 to 11 May 1996. He had also served as a union cabinet minister at the centre, holding the Agriculture and Environments & Forest portfolios during Rajiv Gandhi's administration. After Mrs Indira Gandhi came to power in January 1980, Bhajan Lal was Janata Party's CM in Haryana; he immediately defected with a huge chunk of Janata Party's MLAs to Congress and continued as CM. This brazen act made him notorious as an exemplar of 'आया राम गया राम' culture in which opportunist politicians show no loyalty. He consolidated non-Jat vote in his Jat-dominated state, and was the last non-Jat CM of the 20th century. Full 18 years were to pass before BJP's Manohar Lal Khattar became Haryana's first non-Jat CM of 21st century in 2014.
The victory of the Indian National Congress in Haryana's 2005 elections caused a major rift in its state unit, as it opted to make Bhupinder Hooda, a Jat, the Chief Minister instead of Bhajan.[1] In 2007, Lal officially announced he would form a new party, called the Haryana Janhit Congress. The key event that brought this about was the suspension of his son Kuldeep Bishnoi from the Indian National Congress, for criticizing the party's central leaders.[2]
2009 Lok Sabha Elections
Bhajan Lal fought election from Hissar and defeated two prominent politicians of Haryana politics, Sampat Singh and Jai Parkash in a high profile battle.[citation needed]
Death
Bhajan Lal died on 3 June 2011 in Hisar following a heart attack.[3][4]
References
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by | Chief Minister of Haryana 1979–1985 |
Succeeded by Chaudhary Bansi Lal |
Preceded by | Chief Minister of Haryana 1991–1996 |
Succeeded by Chaudhary Bansi Lal |
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