Indian National Lok Dal

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The '''Indian National Lok Dal''' ('''INLD''') is a political party based primarily in the Indian state of Haryana. It was initially founded as the '''Haryana Lok Dal (Rashtriya)''' by Devi Lal in 1996, who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of India.

The party emerged as a significant voice advocating for farmers' rights and rural development in the state of Haryana. It has played a crucial role in advocating for agricultural reforms and regional development as well. The party is generally considered to adhere to the ideology of regionalism and follows a centrist position within the spectrum of India's politics.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-23 |title=Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Indian-National-Lok-Dal |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>

The party is led by Abhay Singh Chautala, who is the son of Om Prakash Chautala,and the grandson of Devi Lal. Both Om Prakash and Devi Lal had served as the Chief Minister of Haryana. Prakash Bharti is the current General Secretary.

On 27 January 2021, Abhay Singh Chautala had resigned as the only MLA from the party citing the BJP-led Union government's refusal to accept farmers' demands.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2021-01-27 |title=INLD MLA Abhay Chautala resigns from Haryana Assembly over farm laws |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/inld-mla-abhay-chautala-resigns-from-haryana-assembly-over-farm-laws-7163880/ |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He was later re-elected from the Ellenabad constituency in a bypoll election on 2 November 2021.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Haryana bypolls: INLD's Abhay Chautala wins Ellenabad Assembly seat, BJP gives close fight |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/haryana-bypolls-inld-abhay-chautala-wins-ellenabad-assembly-seat-1872648-2021-11-02 |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=India Today |date=2 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

== List of incumbent party presidents == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Position !Name |- |'''National President''' |Abhay Singh Chautala |- |'''Secretary General''' |Prakash Bharti |- |'''National Vice-president''' |R.S. Choudhary, Sher Singh Barshami |- |'''State President, Haryana''' |Rampal Majra |- |'''State Vice-president, Haryana''' |Mrs. Rekha Rana, Habib Ur Rehman, Rao Hoshiar Singh, Bhopal Singh Bhati, Raj Singh Mor |- |'''State General Secretary, Haryana''' |Mahendra Singh Chauhan, Rajesh Godara, Dr Sitaram, Om Prakash Gora, Dilbag Singh, Sunil Lamba, Rameshwar Das, Mangat Ram Saini, Naresh Sharma and Ram Kumar Aibla |- |'''State Secretary, Haryana''' |Dr KC Kajal, Satbir Badhesara, Jagtar Singh Sandhu, Tayyab Hussain Bhimshika, Anand Sheoran, Sushil Kumar Gautam, Pala Ram Rathi, Ramesh Kumar, Ram Rattan Kashyap, Jogiram, Joginder Malik |- |'''State Organization Secretary, Haryana''' |Ranveer Mandola |- |'''State Treasurer, Haryana''' |Manoj Aggarwal |- |'''Chairman of the Policy and Programming Committee''' |M.S. Malik |- |'''Chairman of the Disciplinary Action Committee''' |Sher Singh Badshami |- |'''Office Secretary''' |S. Nachhatar Singh Malhan |- |'''Media Coordinator''' |Rakesh Sihag<ref>{{cite web |date=8 September 2021 |title=Bihar CM Nitish, SAD supremo Parkash Singh Badal, INLD's OP Chautala to share stage at Jind rally on Sept 25 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/bihar-cm-nitish-sad-supremo-parkash-singh-badal-inld-s-op-chautala-to-share-stage-at-jind-rally-on-sept-25-101631044856431.html}}</ref> |} 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.<ref>{{Cite Twitter profile|iso4student}}</ref>

== List of prominent members ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" ! Name ! Position/Title ! Constituency |- | Devi Lal | former deputy prime minister of India | – |- | Om Prakash Chautala | former four-term chief minister of Haryana | – |- | Abhay Singh Chautala | former Leader of the Opposition in the Haryana Assembly | – |- | Rampal Majra | Former CPS and MLA | Kalayat and Pai |- | Habib Ur Rehman | former MLA | Nuh |- | Rekha Rana | former MLA | Gharaunda |- |Chaudhary Dheerpal Singh |former five-term MLA |Badli |}

== History ==

Chaudhary Devi Lal, following his triumph in the election for the Rori constituency to the Haryana Legislative Assembly in 1974, established the Bharatiya Lok Dal. Subsequently, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) emerged in 1987 after the assembly election. The electoral battles of 1982 and 1987 were waged under the banner of Lok Dal (LKD), marking a transitional phase for the party. Notably, in 1998, the party underwent a rebranding, adopting its current name.

The party's political affiliations saw it become a constituent of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Consequently, it contributed to the governance helmed by the Bharatiya Janata Party from 1998 to 2004 on the federal stage.

The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) has faced a series of electoral setbacks, notably performing below expectations in each of the four successive general elections conducted since 1998.<ref>{{cite web |title=Election Results - Full Statistical Reports – Election Commission of India |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/ElectionStatistics.aspx |publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref> It has experienced a string of defeats in the Haryana assembly elections, facing losses in the years 2005, 2009, and 2014. Moreover, despite forming an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2009, the party encountered disappointment by failing to secure any seats in the Lok Sabha during both the 2004 and 2009 general elections.<ref>{{cite web |title=PERFORMANCE OF STATE PARTIES, STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 2009 – Election Commission of India |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/13_PerformanceOfStateParty.pdf |publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref>

During the 1999 Lok Sabha elections, the INLD forged an electoral alliance with the BJP in Haryana. Each party contested five out of the ten seats in the state, resulting in a clean sweep with all ten candidates securing victories. Subsequently, in 2000, Chautala clinched his fifth term as the Chief Minister of Haryana. The INLD exhibited strong performance in the state assembly elections, securing 47 out of the 90 available seats. However, following this success, the party opted to sever ties with the BJP, consequently departing from both the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the government. The 2004 electoral contest saw the party vying for 20 Lok Sabha seats across Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Chandigarh. Unfortunately, a majority of these candidates, numbering 14, failed to retain their deposits. Specifically, in Haryana, the INLD's 10 candidates managed to secure 22.43% of the votes. Meanwhile, in Rajasthan, 5 candidates garnered 0.52% of the votes, 4 candidates in Uttar Pradesh secured a mere 0.02%, and the sole candidate in Chandigarh amassed 6.61% of the votes.<ref>{{cite web |title=VOTES POLLED BY PARTIES IN STATES/UTs – Election Commission of India |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf |publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref>

In the subsequent 2005 Haryana state assembly elections, the INLD faced a substantial setback, losing its majority by securing only 9 out of the 90 available seats. This marked a significant decline compared to the Congress party's sweeping victory, clinching 67 seats during the same electoral contest.<ref>{{cite web |title=Performance of Political Parties in 2005 Assembly Elections– Election Commission of India |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2005/StatisticalReports_HR_2005.pdf |publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref> In 2009, the INLD won 31 seats.<ref>{{cite web |title=Performance of Political Parties in 2009 Assembly Elections– Election Commission of India |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Stats_HR_Aug2009.pdf |publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref>

On 16 January 2013, Om Prakash Chautala and Ajay Chautala 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.<ref>{{cite news |date=16 May 2014 |title=Elections 2014: Dushyant Chautala of INLD takes lead over HJC president Kuldeep Bishnoi |work=The Economic Times |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/elections-2014-dushyant-chautala-of-inld-takes-lead-over-hjc-president-kuldeep-bishnoi/articleshow/35213304.cms |access-date=27 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=11 April 2014 |title=In another scion rise, Dushyant comes out of dad Ajay's shadow to lead INLD |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/in-another-scion-rise-dushyant-comes-out-of-dad-ajays-shadow-to-lead-inld/ |access-date=27 September 2014 |work=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=29 May 2014 |title='We are teaching discipline to our cadres' |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/We-are-teaching-discipline-to-our-cadres/articleshow/35698518.cms |access-date=27 September 2014 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> In the 16th Lok Sabha elections, the INLD won on two seats. Dushyant Chautala<ref>{{cite web |date=17 May 2014 |title=At 26, Dushyant Chautala is Youngest MP |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Election-Results-At-26-Dushyant-is-youngest-MP/articleshow/35222009.cms |access-date=27 September 2014 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> was elected from the Hisar Lok Sabha constituency and Charanjeet Singh Rori was elected for a Sirsa Lok Sabha constituency.

In Rohtak at Chhotu Ram Stadium, INLD made the Guinness World Records for having supporters apply for 10,450 eye donations in 8 hours.<ref>{{cite web |date=16 December 2013 |title=MOST PEOPLE TO SIGN UP AS ORGAN DONORS - EIGHT HOURS |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/3000/most-people-to-sign-up-as-organ-donors-8-hours |access-date=27 September 2014 |work=Guinness World Records}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=1 December 2013 |title=INSO Makes it to Guinness Book of World Records |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/INSO-Makes-it-to-Guinness-Book-of-World-Records/2013/12/01/article1922094.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714234649/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/INSO-Makes-it-to-Guinness-Book-of-World-Records/2013/12/01/article1922094.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 July 2014 |access-date=27 September 2014 |work=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=26 March 2013 |title=Young Chautalas plan party makeover, eye social media |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Young-Chautalas-plan-party-makeover-eye-social-media/Article1-1032786.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714170452/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Young-Chautalas-plan-party-makeover-eye-social-media/Article1-1032786.aspx |archive-date=14 July 2014 |access-date=9 June 2014 |work=Hindustan Times |df=dmy-all}}</ref> In the 2014 Legislative Assembly election, the INLD won 19 seats and became the Opposition party in the state, earning more seats than the Congress party. Abhay Singh Chautala was elected as the Leader of the Opposition in the Haryana Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Sivanandan |first1=T. v. |date=6 January 2016 |title=Janata Parivar merger has suffered a setback: Gowda |newspaper=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/janata-parivar-merger-has-suffered-a-setback-gowda/article8070745.ece}}</ref>

Jannayak Janta Party 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 in October 2018 had seen heckling of Abhay Chautala, a son of INLD leader Om Prakash Chautala for which Dushyant Chautala, a grandson, and his younger brother, Digvijay Chautala, were blamed.<ref name="IEDec2018">{{Cite web |date=2018-12-10 |title=Jannayak Janata Party: Ajay Chautala faction unveils new party |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/jannayak-janata-party-ajay-chautala-faction-unveils-new-party-5485783/ |access-date=2018-12-11 |website=The Indian Express |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="timesnow">{{Cite web |date=9 December 2018 |title=Dushyant Chautala launches Jannayak Janata Party in Haryana's Jind after his expulsion from INLD {{!}} India News |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/dushyant-chautala-jind-rally-news-jannayak-janata-party-jjp-haryana-news-live-today-pandu-pinjara-om-prakash-chautala-ajay-singh-chautala-abhay-singh/328456 |access-date=2018-12-11 |website=www.timesnownews.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> The JJP was formally launched at a rally in Jind in December 2018 by Dushyant Chautala who held a seat in the Lok Sabha of the national Parliament of India, from when he was an INLD member.

For the 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, they forged an alliance with Shiromani Akali Dal. Previously, both parties fought elections together but their alliance fell in 2017 over the issue of the Sutlej Yamuna link canal. Abhay Singh Chautala was elected as the lone MLA of the party.<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/haryana-assembly-election/story/haryana-assembly-elections-polls-inld-sad-alliance-1605699-2019-10-02?referral=yes SAD, INLD stitch alliance for assembly polls in Haryana] </ref>

On 27 January 2021, Abhay Singh Chautala had resigned as the only MLA from the party citing the BJP-led Union government's refusal to accept farmers' demands.<ref name=":2" /> He was later re-elected from the Ellenabad constituency in a bypoll election on 2 November 2021.<ref name=":3" />

On 25 February 2024, preceding the 2024 Indian general election, Haryana INLD State Vice-president, Nafe Singh Rathee was shot dead by unidentified gunmen who ambushed his SUV in the Jhajjar district. Rathee and his associates were inside the vehicle when the men, who came in a car, opened fire, and fled. Another party leader who was travelling with him also died while two others were critically injured.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/haryana-inld-chief-nafe-singh-rathi-shot-dead-his-suv-was-ambushed-by-gunmen-5125465 | title=Haryana INLD Chief Nafe Singh Rathi Shot Dead, His SUV Was Ambushed by Gunmen }}</ref>

Before the 2024 Indian general election, Abhay Singh Chautala formed an alliance with Haryana Nationalist Congress Party (SP) Chief Virender Verma to contest from the Karnal Lok Sabha constituency against Manohar Lal Khattar. Abhay Singh Chautala and the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) party extended full support to Virender Verma.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-29 |title=Haryana NCP chief Virender Verma to contest from Karnal |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/haryana-ncp-chief-virender-verma-to-contest-from-karnal-101714335199921.html |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

In July 2024, before the 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, INLD decided to contest elections in alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), where the latter will contest 27 seats and the former shall contest the rest.<ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2024-07-11 |title=INLD-BSP to jointly contest Haryana Assembly polls |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/haryana/inld-bsp-to-jointly-contest-haryana-assembly-polls/article68392198.ece |access-date=2024-08-28 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The party managed to win two seats, one more than last time.

== Electoral performance ==

=== Haryana Legislative Assembly elections === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" ! style="background-color:#006400;color:white" |Vidhan Sabha Term ! style="background-color:#006400;color:white" |Assembly Elections ! style="background-color:#006400;color:white" |Seats Contested ! style="background-color:#006400;color:white" |Seats Won ! style="background-color:#006400;color:white" |% of votes ! style="background-color:#006400;color:white" |Party Votes ! style="background-color:#006400;color:white" |Ref |- |10th Vidhan Sabha |2000 |62 |47 |29.6 |22,66,131 |<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Party performance over elections - Indian National Lok Dal |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/party/ac_info/548/210/www.indiavotes.com/party/ac_info/548/210/31 |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref> |- |11th Vidhan Sabha |2005 |89 |9 |26.8 |24,52,488 |<ref name=":0" /> |- |12th Vidhan Sabha |2009 |88 |31 |25.8 |24,47,147 |<ref name=":0" /> |- |13th Vidhan Sabha |2014 |88 |19 |24.2 |29,96,203 |<ref name=":0" /> |- |14th Vidhan Sabha |2019 |81 |1 |2.5 |3,06,028 |<ref name=":0" /> |- |15th Vidhan Sabha |2024 |51 |2 |4.1 |5,75,192 |<ref name=":0" /> |}

=== Lok Sabha elections === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" ! style="background-color:#006400;color:white" |Lok Sabha Term ! style="background-color:#006400;color:white" |Indian General election ! style="background-color:#006400;color:white" |Seats contested ! style="background-color:#006400;color:white" |Seats won ! style="background-color:#006400;color:white" |Votes Polled ! style="background-color:#006400;color:white" | % of votes ! style="background-color:#006400;color:white" |Ref. |- |13th Lok Sabha |1999 |5 |5 |20,02,700 |28.7 |<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes PC: Party performance over elections - Indian National Lok Dal All States |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/party/info/548/17/www.indiavotes.com/party/info/548/17/31 |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref> |- |14th Lok Sabha |2004 |10 |0 |18,15,683 |22.4 |<ref name=":1" /> |- |15th Lok Sabha |2009 |5 |0 |12,86,573 |15.8 |<ref name=":1" /> |- |16th Lok Sabha |2014 |10 |2 |27,99,899 |24.4 |<ref name=":1" /> |- |17th Lok Sabha |2019 |10 |0 |2,40,258 |1.90 |<ref name=":1" /> |- |18th Lok Sabha |2024 |7 |0 |2,26,052 |1.74 |<ref name=":1" /> |}

== List of Chief Ministers == {{main|List of Chief Ministers of Haryana}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! No ! Name ! Constituency | Term of office<ref>{{Cite web |title=No |url=http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/Haryana.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513091707/http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/Haryana.htm |archive-date=13 May 2017 |access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref> ! Days in office !Assembly (Elections) ! Party |- align=center style="height: 60px;" |rowspan=2! 1 |rowspan=2| '''Om Prakash Chautala''' |rowspan=2| Uchana Kalan | 2 December 1989 | 22 May 1990 | rowspan="2" | {{Age in years and days|1989|12|2|1990|5|22}} |Seventh Assembly (1987 elections) |Janata Dal| |- align=center style="height: 60px;" |22 March 1989 | 6 April 1989 |Seventh Assembly (1989 elections) | Samajwadi Janata Party |rowspan=2| Narwana | 24 July 1999 | 3 March 2000 | rowspan="2" | {{Age in years and days|1999|7|24|2005|3|4}} |Ninth Assembly (1996 elections) |rowspan=2|INLD | |- align=center style="height: 60px;" |3 March 2000 |4 March 2005 |Tenth Assembly (2000 elections) |- align=center style="height: 60px;" |}

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

== External links == * [http://www.inld.com/ official website of Indian National Lok Dal]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

==External links== *http://www.inld.org

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