Vishal Haryana Party

The Vishal Haryana Party (translation: Greater Haryana Party) was a political party in the Indian state of Haryana, led by Rao Birender Singh.[1]

The party was formed in an effort to bring culturally similar groups in the region together,[2] but recognized a need to gain financial stability in order to maintain the Haryana state.[3] It was first regional party of Haryana and successfully made its own Chief minister only after six months of formation of Haryana state in 1967.[4] Initially, the party included only twenty-nine members,[5] formed from non-Jan Sanghis present in the legislature at the time.[6]

In the 1971 elections, the party released a manifesto that castigated the Congress Party for its 'semi-authoritarian' governance of the region, as well as promoting their own support for farmers.[7] The success of the party in the 1971 elections was attributed to Singh's personality; however, those same results appeared to show that their emphasis on local political issues detracted from further success.[8]

It merged with Congress (I)[9] on 23 September 1978. It officially lost its status as a registered political party as of 23 July 1981.[10]

  1. ^ "Congress regains power in Haryana". The Hindu. 17 May 1968. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. ^ Khanma, B.S. (1971). "Parliamentary Elections in Punjab and Haryana". The Indian Journal of Political Science. 32 (1–4): 458 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Kaur, Davinder Pal (April 1991). Singh, Ganda; Verma, Devinder Kumar (eds.). "Haryanavi Identity in Indian Politics". The Punjab Past and Present. 27–1 (53). Patiala: Punjabi University: 74 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ Dhawan, Sunit (30 September 2009). "Rao Birender Singh dead". The Tribune (India). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  5. ^ Kashyap, Subhash C. (1969). Written at New Delhi. The Politics of Defection: a Study of State Politics in India. The Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies: National Publishing House. p. 93 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ Burger, Angela S. (1973). "Patterns of Indian Political Conflict". In McLennan, Barbara N. (ed.). Political Opposition and Dissent. New York: Dunellen. p. 118. ISBN 0-8424-0070-2. LCCN 74-91993.
  7. ^ Khanma, B.S. (1971). "Parliamentary Elections in Punjab and Haryana". The Indian Journal of Political Science. 32 (1–4): 473 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ^ Khanma, B.S. (1971). "Parliamentary Elections in Punjab and Haryana". The Indian Journal of Political Science. 32 (1–4): 475 – via Internet Archive.
  9. ^ "Public Life and Voluntary Social Service Organisations". Gazetteer of India: Haryana. Haryana, Chandigarh (India): Government of Haryana. 15 January 1988. p. 318.
  10. ^ South and East Asia Report No. 1140 (Report). United States Government: Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 17 May 1982. p. 10. Retrieved 9 January 2024 – via Internet Archive.