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]

Electoral performance

General election results ^[11]

Year	Legislature	Seats won	Change in seats	Overall votes	Percentage of votes
1971	5th Lok Sabha	1 / 518	New	352,514	0.24%
1977	6th Lok Sabha	0 / 544	1	192,867	0.10%

Vidhan Sabha results ^[12]

Year	Legislature	Seats won	Change in seats	Overall votes	Percentage of votes
1968 mid-terms	4th Vidhan Sabha	69 / 70	New	106,373	46.10%
1972 general	5th Vidhan Sabha	2 / 7	4	121,311	43.67%
1977 general	6th Vidhan Sabha	3 / 6	1	120,422	41.69%

Haryana Legislative assembly elections

Year	Seats won	Change in seats	Overall votes	Percentage of votes	Ref.
1968	16 / 81	New	377,744	14.86%	[13]
1972	3 / 81	13	242,444	6.94%	[14]
1977	5 / 90	2	225,478	5.96%	[15]

References

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) . Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. 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.
11. "Public Life and Voluntary Social Service Organisations". Gazetteer of India: Haryana. Haryana, Chandigarh (India): Government of Haryana. 15 January 1988. p. 314.
12. "Public Life and Voluntary Social Service Organisations". Gazetteer of India: Haryana. Haryana, Chandigarh (India): Government of Haryana. 15 January 1988. pp. 317–8.
13. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1968 to the Legislative Assembly of Haryana". Election Commission of India.
14. "Haryana Assembly Election Results in 1972". Elections.IN. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
15. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Haryana". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2021.