Bhajan Lal became the Chief Minister for the first time in 1979, was re-elected in 1982, and became the chief minister for the third time by winning the elections in 1991.
10 Facts About Bhajan Lal
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Bhajan Lal was born in a Bishnoi family on 6 October 1930 in the Koranwali village of British India's Bahawalpur princely state, which is in Pakistan.
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Bhajan Lal was elected to the Haryana Assembly for the first time in 1968 after winning the mid-term polls in Adampur.
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Bhajan Lal retained this seat for the remainder of his political career except in 1987 when his wife won the seat.
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Bhajan Lal was re-elected on 23 May 1982 and served until July 1986.
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Bhajan Lal resigned from the Lok Sabha and contested the Haryana Assembly elections held in 1991 from Adampur, Congress won the elections and he was made the chief minister for the third time.
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However, in the 1996 elections the Congress suffered a major defeat, and Bhajan Lal never became a chief minister following that.
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In 2007, Bhajan Lal officially announced he would form a new party, called the Haryana Janhit Congress.
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Bhajan Lal fought the 2009 Lok Sabha election despite being 79 years old at the time, stating that he was still "young enough to win elections".
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Bhajan Lal died on 3 June 2011 in Hisar following a heart attack.