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'''Haryana Janhit Congress''' was a state political party in the state of [[Haryana]], India. It was started as a breakaway faction of the [[Indian National Congress]] by former Haryana [[List of Chief Ministers of Haryana|Chief Minister]] [[Bhajan Lal]] in 2007. The party forged an alliance with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) for the [[2014 Indian general election in Haryana|2014 parliamentary elections]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/haryana/hjc-fields-candidate-from-sirsa-bjp-to-contest-from-karnal_919128.html|title=HJC fields candidate from Sirsa; BJP to contest from Karnal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/haryana/kuldeep-bishnois-haryana-janhit-party-merges-with-congress-to-uproot-bjp_1880373.html|title=Kuldeep Bishnoi's Haryana Janhit Party merges with Congress to 'uproot BJP'}}</ref><br />
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In April 2016, the party merged with Indian National Congress after nine years of separation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kuldeep Bishnoi's Haryana Janhit Party merges with Congress to 'uproot BJP'|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/haryana/kuldeep-bishnois-haryana-janhit-party-merges-with-congress-to-uproot-bjp_1880373.html|website=zeenews.india.com|date=28 April 2016|publisher=Zee News|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref><ref name= HinduHJC1>{{cite news |title=Kuldeep Bishnoi meets Haryana CM Khattar, sparks speculation about his next move |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/kuldeep-bishnoi-meets-haryana-cm-khattar-sparks-speculation-about-his-next-move/article65430016.ece?homepage=true|access-date=11 June 2022 |work=TheHindu |date= 19 May 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
The HJC party was founded by former Chief Minister of Haryana Bhajan Lal in 2007 after breaking away from Indian National Congress. It had a good hold in [[Hisar district|Hisar]] and [[Fatehabad district|Fatehabad]] district.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}<br />
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In August 2009, the HJC joined hands with the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]. The alliance was however called off by the BSP before the Vidhan Sabha elections.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/in-2-months-bsp-dumps-hjc-blames-bjp/|title=In 2 months,BSP dumps HJC,blames BJP|date=2009-09-03|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=2016-12-24}}</ref> In the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Lok Sabha elections]], the party won in [[Hisar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hisar]] where Lal emerged as winner. In the [[2009 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|2009 Vidhan Sabha elections]], the party contested 87 out of the 90 total seats and won six. But five of its MLA's defected to Indian National Congress to support the [[Bhupinder Singh Hooda]]-led government.<br />
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In September 2013, [[Kuldeep Bishnoi]] declared his support for the BJP by backing the party's Prime Ministerial candidate, [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-10-12/news/54928796_1_haryana-janhit-congress-adampur-seat-renuka-bishnoi/2|title=Two couples from Haryana's popular political families slug it out - Page2 - The Economic Times|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=2016-12-24}}</ref><br />
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In 2014, the party aligned itself with the BJP-led [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] to fight the general election in 2014. The HJC won the Hisar by-election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/eam-anna-says-defeat-a-lesson-for-congress-141806|title=Hisar by-poll: Kuldeep Bishnoi wins; Team Anna says defeat a lesson for Congress|date=17 October 2011|work=NDTV.com|access-date=31 May 2015}}</ref> However, in the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general election]], HJC chief Bishnoi lost to [[Dushyant Chautala]] in the same parliamentary constituency.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}<br />
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In August 2014, Bishnoi ended the alliance with the BJP and joined with the [[Venod Sharma]]-led Haryana Jan Chetna Party for the [[2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|Assembly elections]] in Haryana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/kuldeep-bishnoi-led-haryana-janhit-congress-snaps-ties-with-bjp/|title=Kuldeep Bishnoi-led Haryana Janhit Congress snaps ties with BJP|date=28 August 2014|work=The Indian Express|access-date=31 May 2015}}</ref> They won two seats.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/zOtnyLrdrTbCfSfUcUa1bN/Haryana-Assembly-results-Early-trends-hint-at-clear-win-for.html |title=Haryana election results: BJP attains majority with 47 seats |agency=PTI |date=2014-10-19 |newspaper=[[Live Mint]] |access-date=2016-12-24}}</ref><br />
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On 28 April 2016, the party merged with the Indian National Congress. Bishnoi and his wife were the only two MLAs of the party in Haryana [[Haryana Legislative Assembly|assembly]] . The merger, took place in the presence of Congress chief, [[Sonia Gandhi]] and Vice President, [[Rahul Gandhi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Haryana Janhit Congress merges with Congress|date=28 April 2016|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/rvbdWGZxOQWZsI5mkEVZ2I/Haryana-Janhit-Congress-merges-with-Congress.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Haryana Janhit Congress merges with Congress |newspaper=Business Standard India|date=28 April 2016|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/haryana-janhit-congress-merges-with-congress-116042801097_1.html}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Indian National Congress breakaway parties]]<br />
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