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	{{Infobox Indian political party		{{Infobox Indian political party
	\|party_name = Lokdal		\|party_name = Lokdal
	~~\|logo =~~		\|colorcode = {{party color\|Lokdal}}
	\|colorcode = {{party color\|Lokdal}}		\|president = [[Chaudhary Sunil Singh]]
	\|~~chairman~~ = Chaudhary Sunil Singh		\|foundation = 1979
	\|~~secretary~~ =		\|headquarters = Central Office, 8, Mall Avenue, [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
	\|~~ppchairman =~~		\|founder = [[Charan Singh]]
	~~\|loksabha_leader =~~		\|eci = Registered Unrecognised Political Party
	~~\|rajyasabha_leader~~ =		\|successor = [[Rashtriya Lok Dal]] (A & B)<br>[[Janta Dal]]
	~~\|foundation = 1980~~		\|state_seats_name = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
	\|founder = [[Charan Singh]]		\|ideology = [[Social democracy]]<br>[[Secularism]]
	\|eci = ~~Regional~~ Party		\|position = [[Centre-left politics\|Centre-left]]<ref>{{cite book \|last=Gould \|first=Harold\|author-link=Harold A. Gould\|date=20 May 2019\|title=India Votes Alliance Politics And Minority Governments In The Ninth And Tenth General Elections \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gbuZDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Bharatiya+Lok+Dal%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT82 \|publisher=Taylor and Francis\|page= \|isbn=9780429722776\|access-date=19 June 2024}}</ref>
	\|~~alliance =~~		\|website = {{URL\|http://lokdal.in/}}
	~~\|loksabha_seats~~ =		\|merger= [[Janata Party (Secular)]]<br>Socialist Party (Limaye)<br>Odissa Janata Party}}
	\|state_seats_name = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]		'''Lokdal ''' or '''Lok Dal''' is an Indian political party based on agriculture policies, founded by former [[Prime Minister of India\|prime minister]] [[Charan Singh]].<ref>{{Cite magazine\|author=Ajay Kumar \|date=January 31, 1986 \|title=With Chaudhury Charan Singh in hospital, Ajit Singh likely to step in as Lok Dal chief\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19860131-with-chaudhury-charan-singh-in-hospital-ajit-singh-likely-to-step-in-as-lok-dal-chief-800551-1986-01-31\|access-date=2021-09-18\|magazine=India Today\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine\|author=Arul B. Louis Amarnath K. Menon \|date=December 23, 2014 \|title=Lok Dal leader Charan Singh seeks mandate for his government\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19800115-lok-dal-leader-charan-singh-seeks-mandate-for-his-government-821729-2014-12-23\|access-date=2021-09-18\|magazine=India Today\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Dal (India) \|first=Lok \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8wScHAAACAAJ \|title=Constitution \|date=1980 \|publisher=Lok Dal \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Dal (India) \|first=Lok \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UrDhHAAACAAJ \|title=Lok Dal Election Manifesto, 1979 \|date=1979 \|publisher=Lok Dal \|language=en}}</ref> It was founded on 26 September 1979 by merging [[Janata Party (Secular)]], Socialist Party (Limaye) and Orissa Janata Party.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|date=2019-09-27 \|title=September 27, 1979, forty years ago: Lok Dal formed \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/september-27-1979-forty-years-ago-lok-dal-formed-6032094/ \|access-date=2023-02-13 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref> [[Charan Singh]] was elected president of Lok Dal and [[Raj Narain]] its working president.<ref name=":3" />
	~~\|state_seats =~~
	\|ideology = [[Secularism]]		In August 1982, a major split occurred in Lok Dal, with one faction led by [[Charan Singh]] and another consisting of [[Karpoori Thakur]], [[Madhu Limaye]], [[Biju Patnaik]], [[Devi Lal]], [[George Fernandes]], and [[Kumbha Ram Arya]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-08-10 \|title=August 10, 1982, Forty Years Ago: Two Lok Dals \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/40-years-ago/august-10-1982-forty-years-ago-two-lok-dals/ \|access-date=2023-02-14 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref> The rebels were upset because of Charan Singh's dissociation with the coordination committee set up to facilitate the merger of the Lok Dal, [[Janata Party]] and [[Congress (Secular)]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-02-02 \|title=February 2, 1982, Forty Years Ago: Kerala Assembly \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/forty-years-ago-kerala-assembly-lok-dal-turmoil-7752183/ \|access-date=2023-02-14 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref> Later, in January 1983, Lok Dal led by [[Karpoori Thakur]] merged into [[Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-01-28 \|title=January 28, 1983, Forty Years Ago: Congress-I Shake-up \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/40-years-ago/january-28-1983-forty-years-ago-congress-i-shake-up-8408545/ \|access-date=2023-02-14 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref>
	\|position =
	\|~~publication~~ =		On 21 October 1984, Lok Dal, Democratic Socialist Party of [[Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna]], [[Rashtriya Congress]] of [[Ratubhai Adani]], and some leaders of [[Janata Party]] including [[Devi Lal]] merged and formed [[Dalit Mazdoor Kisan Party]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Formation of DMKP gives decent burial to Lok Dal-Janata merger talks \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19841115-formation-of-dmkp-gives-decent-burial-to-lok-dal-janata-merger-talks-803469-1984-11-14 \|access-date=2023-02-15 \|website=India Today \|date=15 November 1984 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi leads Congress(I) to a brute majority in eighth Lok Sabha \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19850115-prime-minister-rajiv-gandhi-leads-congressi-to-a-brute-majority-in-eighth-lok-sabha-769675-2013-11-21 \|access-date=2023-02-15 \|website=India Today \|date=22 November 2013 \|language=en}}</ref> Later it changed its name back to the Lok Dal.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sharad Yadav's revolt against Nitish Kumar: How Janata Parivar unites to split \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sharad-yadav-nitish-kumar-janata-dal-united-1029179-2017-08-11 \|access-date=2023-02-15 \|website=India Today \|date=11 August 2017 \|language=en}}</ref>
	\|~~youth~~ =
	\|~~students~~ =		In February 1987, Lok Dal was split into two factions, Lok Dal (A) of [[Ajit Singh (politician, born 1939)\|Ajit Singh]] and Lok Dal (B) of [[Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna]]. Ajit Singh removed [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]], who was Lok Dal's leader in [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly\|UP Legislative Assembly]] and made [[Satyapal Singh Yadav]] Lok Dal's leader.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Lok Dal splits, Devi Lal asks warring Bahuguna and Ajit Singh to work towards harmony \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19870331-lok-dal-splits-devi-lal-asks-warring-bahuguna-and-ajit-singh-to-work-towards-harmony-798722-1987-03-30 \|access-date=2023-02-13 \|website=India Today \|date=31 March 1987 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Lok Dal's split becomes convenient for Congress(I) in Uttar Pradesh \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19870731-lok-dal-split-becomes-convenient-for-congressi-in-uttar-pradesh-799121-1987-07-30 \|access-date=2023-02-13 \|website=India Today \|date=31 July 1987 \|language=en}}</ref>
	\|~~women~~ =
	\|~~labour~~ =		In May 1988, [[Ajit Singh (politician, born 1939)\|Ajit Singh]] merged Lok Dal into [[Janata Party]] and became president of Janata Party.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Ajit Singh catapulted as Janata Party president \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19880615-ajit-singh-catapulted-as-janata-party-president-797348-1988-06-14 \|access-date=2023-02-13 \|website=India Today \|date=15 June 1988 \|language=en}}</ref>
	\|~~peasants~~ =
	\|~~symbol~~ =		== Prominent members ==
	\|~~predecessor~~ =
	\|~~international~~ =		* [[Charan Singh]], founder of Lok Dal and former Prime Minister of India.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2022-04-09 \|title=April 9, 1982, Forty Years Ago: Lok Dal Split \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/april-9-1982-forty-years-ago-lok-dal-split-7860620/ \|access-date=2023-02-13 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref>
	\|~~colours~~ =		* [[Biju Patnaik]], former Chief Minister of Odisha.<ref name=":1" />
	}}		* [[Devi Lal]], former Deputy Prime Minister of India.<ref name=":1" />
	''' Lokdal ''' is an Indian political party based on agriculture policies, founded by former prime minister ~~of India~~ [[Charan Singh]].<ref>{{Cite ~~web~~\|~~last1=January 31\|first1~~=Ajay Kumar\|~~last2~~=January 31~~\|first2=~~1986 ~~ISSUE DATE\|last3=January 17\|first3=1986UPDATED\|last4=Ist\|first4=2014 11:30~~\|title=With Chaudhury Charan Singh in hospital, Ajit Singh likely to step in as Lok Dal chief\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19860131-with-chaudhury-charan-singh-in-hospital-ajit-singh-likely-to-step-in-as-lok-dal-chief-800551-1986-01-31\|access-date=2021-09-18\|~~website~~=India Today\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite ~~web~~\|~~last1=December 23\|first1~~=Arul B. Louis Amarnath K. Menon\|~~last2=January 15\|first2=2014 ISSUE DATE\|last3~~=December ~~24\|first3=1980UPDATED\|last4=Ist\|first4=~~2014 ~~18:34~~\|title=Lok Dal leader Charan Singh seeks mandate for his government\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19800115-lok-dal-leader-charan-singh-seeks-mandate-for-his-government-821729-2014-12-23\|access-date=2021-09-18\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref>		* [[Kumbha Ram Arya]].<ref name=":1" />
			* [[Karpoori Thakur]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|title=Lok Dal splits, turns out to be biggest blow to the Opposition \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19820831-lok-dal-splits-turns-out-to-be-biggest-blow-to-the-opposition-772113-2013-10-07 \|access-date=2023-02-13 \|website=India Today \|date=7 October 2013 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal \|last=SINGH \|first=JAGPAL \|date=2015 \|title=Karpoori Thakur: A Socialist Leader in the Hindi Belt \|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24481124 \|journal=Economic and Political Weekly \|volume=50 \|issue=3 \|pages=54–60 \|jstor=24481124 \|issn=0012-9976}}</ref>
			* [[Madhu Limaye]].<ref name=":2" />
			* [[Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna]], former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and worked as acting-president of Lok Dal between 1986 – 1987.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Split in Lok Dal avoided as warring factions call a hasty truce in New Delhi \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19870228-split-in-lok-dal-avoided-as-warring-factions-call-a-hasty-truce-in-new-delhi-798574-1987-02-27 \|access-date=2023-02-13 \|website=India Today \|date=28 February 1987 \|language=en}}</ref>
			* [[Ajit Singh (politician, born 1939)\|Ajit Singh]].<ref name=":0" />
			* [[Subramanian Swamy]], was in Lok Dal between 1984 – 1988 and served as general secretary of Lok Dal.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Nandy \|first=Pritish \|date=15 May 1988 \|title=The Usurpers \|pages=1294 \|work=The Illustrated Weekly of India \|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.13141}}</ref>
			* [[Satya Prakash Malaviya]], was general secretary of Lok Dal.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=1 March 1987 \|title="There are no camps in Lok Dal" : S P Malviya \|pages=464 \|work=The Illustrated Weekly of India \|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12254/page/n463/mode/2up?view=theater}}</ref>
			* [[Ram Vilas Paswan]], was general secretary of Lok Dal.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=With Chaudhury Charan Singh in hospital, Ajit Singh likely to step in as Lok Dal chief \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19860131-with-chaudhury-charan-singh-in-hospital-ajit-singh-likely-to-step-in-as-lok-dal-chief-800551-1986-01-30 \|access-date=2023-02-14 \|website=India Today \|date=31 January 1986 \|language=en}}</ref>
			* [[Sharad Yadav]], was general secretary of Lok Dal.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Prospect of Lok Dal-Janata Party alliance may spell trouble for Congress(I) in LS polls \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19841031-prospect-of-lok-dal-janata-party-alliance-may-spell-trouble-for-congress-i-in-coming-polls-803399-1984-10-30 \|access-date=2023-02-14 \|website=India Today \|date=31 October 1984 \|language=en}}</ref>
			* [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]], was Lok Dal's leader in [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Mulayam Singh Yadav, a mass leader who played politics like a wrestler \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mulayam-singh-yadav-a-mass-leader-who-played-politics-like-a-wrestler-2283272-2022-10-10 \|access-date=2023-02-14 \|website=India Today \|date=10 October 2022 \|language=en}}</ref>
			* [[Satya Pal Malik]], was general secretary of Lok Dal.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Charan Singh expels Devi Lal from Lok Dal \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19820815-charan-singh-expels-devi-lal-from-lok-dal-772091-2013-10-05 \|access-date=2023-02-14 \|website=India Today \|date=5 October 2013 \|language=en}}</ref>
			* [[Chaudhary Khurshid Ahmed\|Khurshid Ahmed]], Member of Parliament of Faridabad from Lok Dal.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[Girraj Kishore Mahaur]], former MLA of Lok Dal
	* [[Lok Dal (Charan)]]		* [[Lok Dal (Charan)]]
	* [[Rashtriya Lok Dal]]		* [[Rashtriya Lok Dal]]
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	''' Lokdal ''' ~~was~~ an Indian political party based on agriculture policies, founded by former prime minister of India [[Charan Singh]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last1=January 31\|first1=Ajay Kumar\|last2=January 31\|first2=1986 ISSUE DATE\|last3=January 17\|first3=1986UPDATED\|last4=Ist\|first4=2014 11:30\|title=With Chaudhury Charan Singh in hospital, Ajit Singh likely to step in as Lok Dal chief\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19860131-with-chaudhury-charan-singh-in-hospital-ajit-singh-likely-to-step-in-as-lok-dal-chief-800551-1986-01-31\|access-date=2021-09-18\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last1=December 23\|first1=Arul B. Louis Amarnath K. Menon\|last2=January 15\|first2=2014 ISSUE DATE\|last3=December 24\|first3=1980UPDATED\|last4=Ist\|first4=2014 18:34\|title=Lok Dal leader Charan Singh seeks mandate for his government\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19800115-lok-dal-leader-charan-singh-seeks-mandate-for-his-government-821729-2014-12-23\|access-date=2021-09-18\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref>		''' Lokdal ''' is an Indian political party based on agriculture policies, founded by former prime minister of India [[Charan Singh]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last1=January 31\|first1=Ajay Kumar\|last2=January 31\|first2=1986 ISSUE DATE\|last3=January 17\|first3=1986UPDATED\|last4=Ist\|first4=2014 11:30\|title=With Chaudhury Charan Singh in hospital, Ajit Singh likely to step in as Lok Dal chief\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19860131-with-chaudhury-charan-singh-in-hospital-ajit-singh-likely-to-step-in-as-lok-dal-chief-800551-1986-01-31\|access-date=2021-09-18\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last1=December 23\|first1=Arul B. Louis Amarnath K. Menon\|last2=January 15\|first2=2014 ISSUE DATE\|last3=December 24\|first3=1980UPDATED\|last4=Ist\|first4=2014 18:34\|title=Lok Dal leader Charan Singh seeks mandate for his government\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19800115-lok-dal-leader-charan-singh-seeks-mandate-for-his-government-821729-2014-12-23\|access-date=2021-09-18\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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''' Lokdal ''' was an Indian political party based on agriculture policies, founded by former prime minister of India [[Charan Singh]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=January 31|first1=Ajay Kumar|last2=January 31|first2=1986 ISSUE DATE|last3=January 17|first3=1986UPDATED|last4=Ist|first4=2014 11:30|title=With Chaudhury Charan Singh in hospital, Ajit Singh likely to step in as Lok Dal chief|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19860131-with-chaudhury-charan-singh-in-hospital-ajit-singh-likely-to-step-in-as-lok-dal-chief-800551-1986-01-31|access-date=2021-09-18|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=December 23|first1=Arul B. Louis Amarnath K. Menon|last2=January 15|first2=2014 ISSUE DATE|last3=December 24|first3=1980UPDATED|last4=Ist|first4=2014 18:34|title=Lok Dal leader Charan Singh seeks mandate for his government|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19800115-lok-dal-leader-charan-singh-seeks-mandate-for-his-government-821729-2014-12-23|access-date=2021-09-18|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Lok Dal (Charan)]]
* [[Rashtriya Lok Dal]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Janata Parivar}}

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[[Category:Political parties in India]]
[[Category:1980 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Political parties with year of disestablishment missing]]