Lokdal
Lokdal | |
|---|---|
| President | Chaudhary Sunil Singh |
| Founder | Charan Singh |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Merger of | Janata Party (Secular) Socialist party (Limaye) Odissa Janata Party |
| Succeeded by | Lok Dal (A) Janta Dal |
| Headquarters | Central Office, 8, Mall Avenue,Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh |
| Ideology | Secularism |
| Political position | Centre-left[1] |
| ECIStatus | Registered Unrecognised Political Party |
| Website | |
| lokdal | |
LokdalorLok Dalis an Indian political party based on agriculture policies, founded by former prime minister of IndiaCharan Singh.[2][3][4][5]It was founded on 26 September 1979 by mergingJanata Party (Secular),Socialist Party (Limaye) and Orissa Janata Party.[6]Charan Singhwas elected president of Lok Dal andRaj Narain,its working president.[6]
In August 1982, major split occurred in Lok Dal, with one faction ofCharan Singhand another consisted ofKarpoori Thakur,Madhu Limaye,Biju Patnaik,Devi Lal,George Fernandes,Kumbha Ram Arya.[7]The rebels were upset because ofCharan Singh's dissociation with the coordination committee set up to facilitate the merger of the Lok Dal,Janata PartyandCongress (Secular).[8]Later, in January 1983, Lok Dal led byKarpoori Thakurmerged intoJanata Party.[9]
On 21 October 1984, Lok Dal, Democratic Socialist Party ofHemwati Nandan Bahuguna,Rashtriya CongressofRatubhai Adaniand some leaders ofJanata PartylikeDevi Lalmerged together and formedDalit Mazdoor Kisan Party.[10][11]Later it changed its name back to the Lok Dal.[12]
In February 1987, Lok Dal was split into two factions, Lok Dal (A) ofAjit Singhand Lok Dal (B) ofHemwati Nandan Bahuguna.Ajit Singh removedMulayam Singh Yadav,who was Lok Dal's leader inUP Legislative Assemblyand madeSatyapal Singh Yadavas Lok Dal's leader.[13][14]
In May 1988,Ajit Singhmerged Lok Dal intoJanata Partyand became president of Janata Party.[15]
A splinter group led by Sunil Singh is still active in Uttar Pradesh as 'Lok Dal'.
Prominent members
[edit]- Charan Singh,founder of Lok Dal and former Prime Minister of India.[16]
- Biju Patnaik,former Chief Minister of Odisha.[16]
- Devi Lal,former Deputy Prime Minister of India.[16]
- Kumbha Ram Arya.[16]
- Karpoori Thakur.[17][18]
- Madhu Limaye.[17]
- Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna,former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and worked as acting-president of Lok Dal between 1986 – 1987.[19]
- Ajit Singh.[15]
- Subramanian Swamy,was in Lok Dal between 1984 – 1988 and served as general secretary of Lok Dal.[20]
- Satya Prakash Malaviya,was general secretary of Lok Dal.[21]
- Ram Vilas Paswan,was general secretary of Lok Dal.[22]
- Sharad Yadav,was general secretary of Lok Dal.[23]
- Mulayam Singh Yadav,was Lok Dal's leader inUttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[24]
- Satya Pal Malik,was general secretary of Lok Dal.[25]
- Khurshid Ahmed,Member of Parliament of Faridabad from Lok Dal.
See also
[edit]- Girraj Kishore Mahaur,former MLA of Lok Dal
- Lok Dal (Charan)
- Rashtriya Lok Dal
References
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- ^"Lok Dal splits, Devi Lal asks warring Bahuguna and Ajit Singh to work towards harmony".India Today.31 March 1987.Retrieved13 February2023.
- ^"Lok Dal's split becomes convenient for Congress(I) in Uttar Pradesh".India Today.31 July 1987.Retrieved13 February2023.
- ^ab"Ajit Singh catapulted as Janata Party president".India Today.15 June 1988.Retrieved13 February2023.
- ^abcd"April 9, 1982, Forty Years Ago: Lok Dal Split".The Indian Express.9 April 2022.Retrieved13 February2023.
- ^ab"Lok Dal splits, turns out to be biggest blow to the Opposition".India Today.7 October 2013.Retrieved13 February2023.
- ^SINGH, JAGPAL (2015)."Karpoori Thakur: A Socialist Leader in the Hindi Belt".Economic and Political Weekly.50(3): 54–60.ISSN0012-9976.JSTOR24481124.
- ^"Split in Lok Dal avoided as warring factions call a hasty truce in New Delhi".India Today.28 February 1987.Retrieved13 February2023.
- ^Nandy, Pritish (15 May 1988)."The Usurpers".The Illustrated Weekly of India.p. 1294.
- ^""There are no camps in Lok Dal": S P Malviya ".The Illustrated Weekly of India.1 March 1987. p. 464.
- ^"With Chaudhury Charan Singh in hospital, Ajit Singh likely to step in as Lok Dal chief".India Today.31 January 1986.Retrieved14 February2023.
- ^"Prospect of Lok Dal-Janata Party alliance may spell trouble for Congress(I) in LS polls".India Today.31 October 1984.Retrieved14 February2023.
- ^"Mulayam Singh Yadav, a mass leader who played politics like a wrestler".India Today.10 October 2022.Retrieved14 February2023.
- ^"Charan Singh expels Devi Lal from Lok Dal".India Today.5 October 2013.Retrieved14 February2023.