Bansi Lal

Chaudhury Bansi Lal

Chaudhury Bansi Lal (August 26, 1927 – March 28, 2006) was an Indian freedom fighter, politician, and former Chief Minister of Haryana. He was born in a Jat family of Golagarh village in Bhiwani district of Haryana. He served three separate terms as Chief Minister of Haryana: 1968-75, 1985-87, and 1996-99.

He served as the Defence Minister from December 1975 to March 1977.

Bansi Lal was responsible for electrifying all the villages of Haryana, and was a pioneer of highway tourism in the state. He took keen interest in the upliftment of the community.

Bansi Lal was in the limelight in the Emergency of 1975, because he was a confidante of Indira Gandhi and her son Sanjay Gandhi during the controversial Emergency days in 1975. He along with Sanjay Gandhi was said to be responsible for various steps during the Emergency.