Gaya Lal

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.^[1][2][3]

Gaya Lal
Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
In office 1977–1982
Constituency	Hassanpur
In office 1967–1968
Constituency	Hassanpur
Personal details
Born	Palwal, British India
Political party	Independent (till 1967, 1982)
Other political affiliations	Bharatiya Lok Dal (1972) Indian National Congress (1967) United Front (1967, 1967-1968) Arya Sabha (1972) Janata Party (1977)
Relations	Udai Bhan (son)

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 INC leader Rao Birender Singh brought him to Chandigarh press and declared "Aaya Ram Gaya Ram".^[4] 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.^[5]