Gaya Lal was an Indian politician and member of the
Indian National Congress. Lal was a member of the
Haryana Legislative Assembly
The Haryana Legislative Assembly or the Haryana Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral state legislature of Haryana state in India.
The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Chandigarh, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 90 Members of L ...
from the
Hodal constituency in
Palwal district.
Gaya Lal in 1967 changed party thrice in a fortnight first from the
Indian National Congress to
Janata Party, back to Congress and then within nine hours to
Janata Party again. When Gaya Lal decided to quit the
United Front and join the Congress, then Congress leader
Rao Birendra Singh brought him to
Chandigarh press and declared "
Aaya Ram Gaya Ram". It became the subject of numerous jokes and cartoons.
In 1985 the Constitution was amended to prevent such defections. Lal's son
Udai Bhan
Udai Bhan (born 2 November 1955) is state president of Haryana state unit of Indian National Congress. He has represented the Hodal Vidhan Sabha Constituency in Haryana Legislative Assembly in 13th assembly (2014-2019).
Earlier he has repres ...
is presently State President of Haryana unit of
Indian National Congress.
References
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People from Palwal district
Indian National Congress politicians
Janata Party politicians
Members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
Year of birth missing
2009 deaths