Lokdal

Lokdal or Lok Dal was an Indian political party based on agriculture policies, founded by former prime minister of India Charan Singh.[1][2][3][4] It was founded on 26 September 1979 by merging Janata Party (Secular), Socialist Party and Orissa Janata Party.[5] Charan Singh was elected president of Lok Dal and Raj Narain, its working president.[5]

Lokdal
PresidentChaudhary Sunil Singh
FounderCharan Singh
Founded1979
Dissolved1988
Preceded byBharatiya Lok Dal/Janata Party (Secular)
HeadquartersCentral Office, 8, Mall Avenue, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
IdeologySecularism
ECI StatusRegional Party
Website
lokdal.in

In August 1982, major split occurred in Lok Dal, with one faction of Charan Singh and another consisted of Karpoori Thakur, Madhu Limaye, Biju Patnaik, Devi Lal, George Fernandes, Kumbha Ram Arya.[6] The rebels were upset because of Charan Singh's dissociation with the coordination committee set up to facilitate the merger of the Lok Dal, Janata Party and Congress (Secular).[7] Later, in January 1983, Lok Dal led by Karpoori Thakur merged into Janata Party.[8]

On 21 October 1984, Lok Dal, Democratic Socialist Party of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, Rashtriya Congress of Ratubhai Adani and some leaders of Janata Party like Devi Lal merged together and formed Dalit Mazdoor Kisan Party.[9][10] Later it changed its name back to the Lok Dal.[11]

In February 1987, Lok Dal was split into two factions, Lok Dal (A) of Ajit Singh and Lok Dal (B) of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna. Ajit Singh removed Mulayam Singh Yadav, who was Lok Dal's leader in UP Legislative Assembly and made Satyapal Singh Yadav as Lok Dal's leader.[12][13]

In May 1988, Ajit Singh merged Lok Dal into Janata Party and became president of Janata Party.[14]

Prominent members

See also

References
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  4. Dal (India), Lok (1979). Lok Dal Election Manifesto, 1979. Lok Dal.
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  7. "February 2, 1982, Forty Years Ago: Kerala Assembly". The Indian Express. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
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  10. "Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi leads Congress(I) to a brute majority in eighth Lok Sabha". India Today. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  11. "Sharad Yadav's revolt against Nitish Kumar: How Janata Parivar unites to split". India Today. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
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  13. "Lok Dal's split becomes convenient for Congress(I) in Uttar Pradesh". India Today. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  14. "Ajit Singh catapulted as Janata Party president". India Today. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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  17. SINGH, JAGPAL (2015). "Karpoori Thakur: A Socialist Leader in the Hindi Belt". Economic and Political Weekly. 50 (3): 54–60. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 24481124.
  18. "Split in Lok Dal avoided as warring factions call a hasty truce in New Delhi". India Today. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  19. Nandy, Pritish (15 May 1988). "The Usurpers". The Illustrated Weekly of India. p. 1294.
  20. ""There are no camps in Lok Dal" : S P Malviya". The Illustrated Weekly of India. 1 March 1987. p. 464.
  21. "With Chaudhury Charan Singh in hospital, Ajit Singh likely to step in as Lok Dal chief". India Today. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  22. "Prospect of Lok Dal-Janata Party alliance may spell trouble for Congress(I) in LS polls". India Today. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  23. "Mulayam Singh Yadav, a mass leader who played politics like a wrestler". India Today. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
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