Bansi Lal Legha | |
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| Minister of Defence of India | |
| In office 21 December 1975 – 24 March 1977 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Indira Gandhi |
| Succeeded by | Jagjivan Ram |
| Minister of Railways of India | |
| In office 31 December 1984 – 4 June 1986 | |
| Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Preceded by | A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury |
| Succeeded by | Mohsina Kidwai |
| 3rd Chief Minister of Haryana | |
| In office 22 May 1968 – 30 November 1975 | |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Banarsi Das Gupta |
| In office 5 June 1986 – 19 June 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Bhajan Lal |
| Succeeded by | Chaudhary Devi Lal |
| In office 11 May 1996 – 23 July 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Bhajan Lal |
| Succeeded by | Om Prakash Chautala |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1980–1987 | |
| Preceded by | Chandrawati |
| Succeeded by | Chaudhary Ram Narain Singh |
| Constituency | Bhiwani |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Chaudhary Ram Narain Singh |
| Succeeded by | Jangbir Singh |
| Constituency | Bhiwani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 August 1927 Golagarh, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 28 March 2006 (aged 78) New Delhi, India |
Bansi Lal Legha (26 August 1927 – 28 March 2006), also known as Chaudhary Bansi Lal, was an Indian politician and independence activist, who served as the Minister of Defence of India and three-time Chief Minister of Haryana. He is also known as the 'architect of modern Haryana'.[1]
Lal was part of the famous Lal trio of Haryana, which also included Devi Lal and Bhajan Lal, that form the major political families of Haryana.[2] Lal was elected as a Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly seven times, the first time in 1967 from Tosham. He was considered a close confidant of the former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, and her son, Sanjay Gandhi, during the Emergency era of 1975-1977. [2]
He set up Haryana Vikas Party after parting ways with the Indian National Congress in 1996. He returned to the Congress party in 2004, and helped the Congress to win the 2005 Assembly elections.[2]
- ^ Sharma, Pradeep (26 August 2024). "Birth anniversary of Bansi Lal, architect of modern Haryana". The Tribune. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Bansi Lal RIP".