Gaya Lal

{{Short description|Indian politician}}{{Infobox Indian politician

| office = Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly

| term_start = 1977

| term_end = 1982

| constituency = Hassanpur

| constituency1 = Hassanpur

| termend1 = 1968

| termstart1 = 1967

| birth_place = Palwal, British India

| relations = Udai Bhan (son)

| party = Independent (till 1967, 1982)

| otherparty = Bharatiya Lok Dal (1972)

Indian National Congress (1967)

United Front (1967, 1967-1968)

Arya Sabha (1972)

Janata Party (1977)

}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}

Gaya Lal was an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress. Lal was a member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from the Hassanpur constituency (now Hodal) in the Palwal district.[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/the-amazing-survival-saga-of-haryana-chief-minister-bhajan-lal/1/391834.html Bhajan Lal: The artful manipulator][http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/amp39Aaya-Ram-Gaya-Ramamp39-Haryanaamp39s-gift-to-national-politics/articleshow/11188018.cms 'Aaya Ram Gaya Ram' Haryana's gift to national politics][http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/in-season-of-switching-loyalties-haryana-remains-true-to-trend/story-cjgYhn0rkQq0dHy7NvsXVM.html In season of switching loyalties, Haryana remains true to trend]

''Aaya Ram Gaya Ram'' incident

Gaya Lal in 1967 changed party thrice in a day first from the Indian National Congress to the United Front, then back to the Indian National Congress, and then within nine hours to the United Front again. When Gaya Lal decided to quit the Congress and join the United Front, then United Front leader Rao Birender Singh brought him to Chandigarh press and declared "Aaya Ram Gaya Ram".{{Cite news |date=2024-10-09 |title='Aya ram gaya ram': How Gaya Lal set the tone for turncoats |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/aya-ram-gaya-ram-how-gaya-lal-set-the-tone-for-turncoats/articleshow/114059312.cms |access-date=2025-06-10 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} It became the subject of numerous jokes and cartoons. In 1985 the Constitution was amended to prevent such defections.

Lal's son Udai Bhan is presently State President of Haryana unit of Indian National Congress.{{cite web | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/bhupinder-hooda-loyalist-uday-bhan-named-haryana-congress-chief-389852 | title=Bhupinder Hooda loyalist Uday Bhan named Haryana Congress chief }}

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