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]
Year | Legislature | Seats won | Change in seats | Overall votes | Percentage of votes |
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1971 | 5th Lok Sabha | 1 / 518
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New | 352,514 | 0.24% |
1977 | 6th Lok Sabha | 0 / 544
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192,867 | 0.10% |
Year | Legislature | Seats won | Change in seats | Overall votes | Percentage of votes |
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1968 mid-terms | 4th Vidhan Sabha | 6 / 7
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New | 106,373 | 46.10% |
1972 general | 5th Vidhan Sabha | 2 / 7
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121,311 | 43.67% |
1977 general | 6th Vidhan Sabha | 3 / 6
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120,422 | 41.69% |
Year | Seats won | Change in seats | Overall votes | Percentage of votes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1968 | 16 / 81
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New | 377,744 | 14.86% | [13] |
1972 | 3 / 81
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242,444 | 6.94% | [14] |
1977 | 5 / 90
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225,478 | 5.96% | [15] |