Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) is a
political party
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in
India
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, in the state of
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...
. INLD was founded in October 1996 as Haryana Lok Dal (Rashtriya) by
Choudhary Devi Lal, who served as
Deputy Prime Minister of India
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in the
V.P. Singh
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's
Cabinet
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Furniture
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and
Chief Minister of Haryana
The Chief Minister of Haryana is the chief executive of the Indian state of Haryana. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elect ...
twice. His son
Om Prakash Chautala
Om Prakash Chautala (born 1 January 1935) is an Indian politician from Haryana who served as a former Chief Minister of Haryana from Indian National Lok Dal and son of 6th Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhary Devi Lal.
Biography
Chautala is the ...
is the President.
Former Leader of Opposition,
Abhay Singh Chautala
Abhay Singh Chautala (born 14 February 1963) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from Ellenabad assembly constituency.
He was the leader of opposition from the party, INLD. He is the grandson of ex-de ...
is Secretary General of INLD.
History
Chaudhary Devi Lal founded the
Bharatiya Lok Dal
Bharatiya Lok Dal (English: Indian Peoples' Party) was a political party in India. The BLD or simply BL was formed at the end of 1974 through the fusion of seven parties opposed to the rule of Indira Gandhi, including the Swatantra Party, th ...
in 1974 after winning the
election
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Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...
from Rori constituency to the
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...
Legislative Assembly, while the INLD was founded in the year 1987 after assembly election. The 1982 and 1987 elections were fought under the name Lok Dal (LKD). The party renamed into its current name in 1998. The party was a member of the
National Democratic Alliance
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(NDA), and thus part of the
Bharatiya Janata Party
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led government from 1998 to 2004 at the Federal level.
INLD has performed poorly in all the four consecutive general elections held since 1998. It lost consecutive assembly elections for
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...
in 2005, 2009 and 2013. It failed to win any seats in Lok Sabha in 2004 and 2009 general elections, despite being in alliance with
Bharatiya Janata Party
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in 2009.
In the
Lok Sabha
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elections 1999, the INLD had an electoral alliance with
BJP
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in
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...
. Each party contested five of the ten seats in the state. All ten were elected.
In 2000, Chautala was elected as the
Chief Minister of Haryana
The Chief Minister of Haryana is the chief executive of the Indian state of Haryana. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elect ...
for the fifth time. In the 2000 state assembly elections, INLD won 47 out of the 90 seats. Later, INLD broke its alliance with the BJP and left the NDA and the government.
In 2004, the party contested on 20 Lok Sabha seats in
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...
,
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
,
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
and
Chandigarh
Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which al ...
, but 14 of those lost their deposits. Its 10 candidates in Haryana secured 22.43 per cent votes, 5 candidates secured 0.52 per cent votes in
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
, 4 candidates secured 0.02 per cent votes in Uttar Pradesh and its lone candidate UT secured 6.61 per cent votes in Chandigarh.
However, in the 2005 Haryana state assembly elections, INLD lost its majority, winning just 9 out of the 90 seats compared to the Congress party's 67 seats. In 2009, the INLD won 31 seats.
On 16 January 2013,
Om Prakash Chautala
Om Prakash Chautala (born 1 January 1935) is an Indian politician from Haryana who served as a former Chief Minister of Haryana from Indian National Lok Dal and son of 6th Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhary Devi Lal.
Biography
Chautala is the ...
and
Ajay Chautala
Ajay Singh Chautala (born 13 March 1961) is a former Indian MP and sports administrator. He is elder son of former Chief Minister of Haryana Om Prakash Chautala and father of current Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana Dushyant Chautala.
Biogra ...
were sent jail after a New Delhi court sentenced them to ten years imprisonment under various provisions of the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
In the
16th Lok Sabha elections, the INLD won on two seats.
Dushyant Chautala
Dushyant Singh Chautala (born 3 April 1988) is a Jannayak Janta Party politician and current Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana. He is the president and co-founder of the Jannayak Janata Party. He represents Uchana Kalan constituency in Haryan ...
was elected for a Hisar Lok Sabha Seat and
Charanjeet Singh Rori
Charanjeet Singh Rori was the member of Parliament from Sirsa Lok Sabha Constituency for 16th Lok Sabha. He was defeated by Sunita Duggal (Member of parliament from 17th Lok Sabha) in 2019, Lok Sabha elections with a margin of votes. He defeate ...
was elected for a Sirsa Lok Sabha Seat.
In
Rohtak
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at
Chhotu Ram Stadium, INLD made the
Guinness World Records
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for having supporters apply for 10,450 eye donations in 8 hours.
In the
2014 Legislative Assembly election, the INLD won 19 seats and is the chief opposition party in the state.
Abhay Singh Chautala
Abhay Singh Chautala (born 14 February 1963) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from Ellenabad assembly constituency.
He was the leader of opposition from the party, INLD. He is the grandson of ex-de ...
has been elected as Leader of Opposition in the State of
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...
.
On 14 April 2015, ''Indian National Lok Dal'',
Janata Dal (United)
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,
Janata Dal (Secular)
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,
Rashtriya Janata Dal
The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: ''National People's Party'') is an Indian political party, based in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Kerala. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav.
The party's support base has tradit ...
,
Samajwadi Party
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, and
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) (SJP(R)), also called as Janata Dal (Socialist) is an Indian political party founded by Chandra Shekhar, 8th Prime Minister of India in 1990–91, and led by him until his death on 8 July 2007.
Chandra Shekhar w ...
announced that they would merge into a new national
Janata Parivar Alliance.
Jannayak Janta Party
The Jannayak Janta Party, abbreviated as, JJP is an Indian state-level political party in Haryana, India. JJP is a recognized state political party. JJP was founded on 9 December 2018 by Dushyant Chautala with the ideology of Devi Lal, who serv ...
emerged from a split in the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) which itself had been caused by infighting among the Chautala family. An INLD rally at
Gohana
Gohana is a city and a municipal council, near Sonipat city in the Sonipat district of the Indian state of Haryana.
Geography
Gohana is located at . Its topography consists mainly of low plains, but its south-central area has a small plateau. G ...
in October 2018 had seen heckling of
Abhay Chautala, a son of INLD leader
Om Prakash Chautala
Om Prakash Chautala (born 1 January 1935) is an Indian politician from Haryana who served as a former Chief Minister of Haryana from Indian National Lok Dal and son of 6th Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhary Devi Lal.
Biography
Chautala is the ...
for which
Dushyant Chautala
Dushyant Singh Chautala (born 3 April 1988) is a Jannayak Janta Party politician and current Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana. He is the president and co-founder of the Jannayak Janata Party. He represents Uchana Kalan constituency in Haryan ...
, a grandson, and his younger brother,
Digvijay Chautala, were blamed.
The JJP was formally launched at a rally in
Jind
Jind is one of the largest and oldest city in Jind district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is administrative headquarter of Jind district. Rani Talab is the main destination for tourists while Pandu-Pindara and Ramrai are the main religiou ...
in December 2018 by
Dushyant Chautala
Dushyant Singh Chautala (born 3 April 1988) is a Jannayak Janta Party politician and current Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana. He is the president and co-founder of the Jannayak Janata Party. He represents Uchana Kalan constituency in Haryan ...
who held a seat in the
Lok Sabha
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of the national
Parliament of India
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, from when he was an INLD member.
For
2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
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The Bharatiya Janata ...
, they forged alliance with
Shiromani Akali Dal
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. Previously both parties fought elections together but their alliance fell in 2017 over the issue of the
Sutlej Yamuna link canal.
Nafe Singh Rathee has been appointed State president of Haryana. Rakesh Sihag is the official INLD Spokesperson for Media.
INLD Students Organization (ISO) is the official student wing of INLD. Shri Arjun Chautala is the national Incharge and Adv Raman Dhaka is the Secretary General of ISO.
List of Chief Minister
See also
*
Aaya Ram Gaya Ram
Aaya Ram Gaya Ram ( en, Ram has come, Ram has gone) expression in politics of India means the frequent floor-crossing, turncoating, switching parties and political horse trading in the legislature by the elected politicians and political parti ...
*
Dynastic politics of Haryana
References
External links
official website of Indian National Lok Dal
External links
*http://www.inld.org
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Political parties in India
State political parties in Haryana
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1999 establishments in Haryana