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Dipke urges opposition parties to boycott elections over alleged rigging; Air India suspends intoxicated Zurich-Delhi flight pilot. Air India has suspended the pilot found unfit to fly due to intoxication before a Zurich-Delhi flight, prompting the DGCA to seek tighter checks.CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke has asked opposition parties to stop contesting elections if they truly believe the process is rigged.The Delhi high court has ordered police protection for a woman and the takedown of an alleged deepfake photo of her with PM Modi, posted by CJP leaders.Imran Khan’s son has warned PTI supporters against marching to Adiala jail on September 27, fearing it could be used as a pretext to endanger his father’s life.14 Kazakh servicemen have died after being swept into the Caspian Sea during a naval exercise, prompting the detention of five defence officials.Here are the top 5 news stories of the dayAir India pilot found tipsy just before operating Zurich-Delhi flight, suspendedAir India has suspended the pilot found tipsy ahead of operating a Zurich-Delhi flight on September 6, forcing the flight to be rescheduled until alternate crew was arranged. The Swiss aviation authority alerted India’s DGCA about the incident, which has since asked the airline to improve its checks and balances following similar issues in recent months. Read full story’You will be handed a few wins’: Amid SIR row, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke asks opposition parties to stop contesting in ‘rigged’ pollsCockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke has urged opposition parties to boycott elections if they believe the process is rigged, arguing that continued participation legitimises polls they themselves question. In a post on X on Friday, Dipke said parties couldn’t claim rigging while still contesting. Read full storyDelhi high court orders removal of deepfake pics showing woman with PM Modi; notice issued to CJP leaders, copsThe Delhi High Court has granted police protection to a woman who alleged CJP leaders Saurav Das, Abhijit Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Ratna Singh posted a deepfake picture of her with PM Modi, leading to threats against her. The court ordered immediate takedown of the photos, noting it concerned both the woman and the Prime Minister. Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesRead full story’Could endanger his life’: Imran Khan’s son warns against Adiala jail protestImran Khan’s son Kasim Khan has urged PTI supporters not to march towards Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail during the party’s planned September 27 protest, warning that authorities could use such a move as a pretext for a “counter” assault on the prison, endangering his father’s life. Imran Khan is currently held there. Read full story14 Kazakh military personnel killed during naval exercise, five naval officers detained over negligence suspicion14 Kazakh military personnel were killed after being swept away by the Caspian Sea while disembarking from a patrol boat during a naval exercise on Thursday, with three others rescued from the total of 17 washed away. Authorities detained five defence officials on Friday in connection with the incident. Read full storyGet the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorPranjal PandeyPranjal Pandey is an intern at The Times of India. He holds a PG Diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication and covers Real Estate, Defence, and International Relations, among other beats.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosOmar Abdullah Moves Full Statehood Resolution In J&K Assembly, BJP Protest Sparks House UproarThird Bihar Harassment Case In A Week: Minor Girl Targeted In Banka, Video Surfaces’You Cannot Keep Playing’: CJP’s Dipke Challenges Opposition Over Alleged Election Rigging“Terror, Theatrics Won’t Repay Loans”: India Hits Back At Pakistan At UNHRCBJP’s ₹529 Crore Poll Spending Revealed; Bengal Alone Accounted For ₹287 Crore, EC Data ShowsAjeet Bharti Faces Arrest Heat As Delhi HC Rejects Bail In Chandrashekhar Azad CaseIIT-Bombay Death Row: Parents Question CCTV Leak, Demand CBI Probe And Action Against OfficialsAnother Sexual Assault Case from Bihar: 4 Arrested In Samastipur After Video Surfaces OnlineRahul Gandhi Demands Gyanesh Kumar’s Resignation, Alleges ‘Vote Chori’ After ECI Rift Emerges’Justice Must Be Served’: Ladakh Marks One Year Since Deadly Leh Violence | Watch123Hot PicksWeather tomorrowBank strikeNEET PG ResultGold Rate TodayOctober 2026 School HolidaysTN programmePunjab school holidayMadurantakam bypollDr MonishCBSE Date SheetTop TrendingAsian Games Medal TallyRahul GandhiPowerball JackpotDelhi Hit and RunUP EncounterDonald TrumpPM ModiNaomi OsakaJoe ThomasSupreme Court

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Dipke urges opposition parties to boycott elections over alleged rigging; Air India suspends intoxicated Zurich-Delhi flight pilot. Air India has suspended the pilot found unfit to fly due to intoxication before a Zurich-Delhi flight, prompting the DGCA to seek tighter checks.CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke has asked opposition parties to stop contesting elections if they truly believe the process is rigged.The Delhi high court has ordered police protection for a woman and the takedown of an alleged deepfake photo of her with PM Modi, posted by CJP leaders.Imran Khan’s son has warned PTI supporters against marching to Adiala jail on September 27, fearing it could be used as a pretext to endanger his father’s life.14 Kazakh servicemen have died after being swept into the Caspian Sea during a naval exercise, prompting the detention of five defence officials.Here are the top 5 news stories of the dayAir India pilot found tipsy just before operating Zurich-Delhi flight, suspendedAir India has suspended the pilot found tipsy ahead of operating a Zurich-Delhi flight on September 6, forcing the flight to be rescheduled until alternate crew was arranged. The Swiss aviation authority alerted India’s DGCA about the incident, which has since asked the airline to improve its checks and balances following similar issues in recent months. Read full story’You will be handed a few wins’: Amid SIR row, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke asks opposition parties to stop contesting in ‘rigged’ pollsCockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke has urged opposition parties to boycott elections if they believe the process is rigged, arguing that continued participation legitimises polls they themselves question. In a post on X on Friday, Dipke said parties couldn’t claim rigging while still contesting. Read full storyDelhi high court orders removal of deepfake pics showing woman with PM Modi; notice issued to CJP leaders, copsThe Delhi High Court has granted police protection to a woman who alleged CJP leaders Saurav Das, Abhijit Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Ratna Singh posted a deepfake picture of her with PM Modi, leading to threats against her. The court ordered immediate takedown of the photos, noting it concerned both the woman and the Prime Minister. Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesRead full story’Could endanger his life’: Imran Khan’s son warns against Adiala jail protestImran Khan’s son Kasim Khan has urged PTI supporters not to march towards Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail during the party’s planned September 27 protest, warning that authorities could use such a move as a pretext for a “counter” assault on the prison, endangering his father’s life. Imran Khan is currently held there. Read full story14 Kazakh military personnel killed during naval exercise, five naval officers detained over negligence suspicion14 Kazakh military personnel were killed after being swept away by the Caspian Sea while disembarking from a patrol boat during a naval exercise on Thursday, with three others rescued from the total of 17 washed away. Authorities detained five defence officials on Friday in connection with the incident. Read full storyGet the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorPranjal PandeyPranjal Pandey is an intern at The Times of India. He holds a PG Diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication and covers Real Estate, Defence, and International Relations, among other beats.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosOmar Abdullah Moves Full Statehood Resolution In J&K Assembly, BJP Protest Sparks House UproarThird Bihar Harassment Case In A Week: Minor Girl Targeted In Banka, Video Surfaces’You Cannot Keep Playing’: CJP’s Dipke Challenges Opposition Over Alleged Election Rigging“Terror, Theatrics Won’t Repay Loans”: India Hits Back At Pakistan At UNHRCBJP’s ₹529 Crore Poll Spending Revealed; Bengal Alone Accounted For ₹287 Crore, EC Data ShowsAjeet Bharti Faces Arrest Heat As Delhi HC Rejects Bail In Chandrashekhar Azad CaseIIT-Bombay Death Row: Parents Question CCTV Leak, Demand CBI Probe And Action Against OfficialsAnother Sexual Assault Case from Bihar: 4 Arrested In Samastipur After Video Surfaces OnlineRahul Gandhi Demands Gyanesh Kumar’s Resignation, Alleges ‘Vote Chori’ After ECI Rift Emerges’Justice Must Be Served’: Ladakh Marks One Year Since Deadly Leh Violence | Watch123Hot PicksWeather tomorrowBank strikeNEET PG ResultGold Rate TodayOctober 2026 School HolidaysTN programmePunjab school holidayMadurantakam bypollDr MonishCBSE Date SheetTop TrendingAsian Games Medal TallyRahul GandhiPowerball JackpotDelhi Hit and RunUP EncounterDonald TrumpPM ModiNaomi OsakaJoe ThomasSupreme Court


Evening news wrap: CJP's Dipke urges opposition to boycott 'rigged polls'; Air India suspends pilot found tipsy before Zurich-Delhi flight & more
Dipke urges opposition parties to boycott elections over alleged rigging; Air India suspends intoxicated Zurich-Delhi flight pilot.
  • Air India has suspended the pilot found unfit to fly due to intoxication before a Zurich-Delhi flight, prompting the DGCA to seek tighter checks.
  • CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke has asked opposition parties to stop contesting elections if they truly believe the process is rigged.
  • The Delhi high court has ordered police protection for a woman and the takedown of an alleged deepfake photo of her with PM Modi, posted by CJP leaders.
  • Imran Khan’s son has warned PTI supporters against marching to Adiala jail on September 27, fearing it could be used as a pretext to endanger his father’s life.
  • 14 Kazakh servicemen have died after being swept into the Caspian Sea during a naval exercise, prompting the detention of five defence officials.

Here are the top 5 news stories of the day

Air India pilot found tipsy just before operating Zurich-Delhi flight, suspended

Air India has suspended the pilot found tipsy ahead of operating a Zurich-Delhi flight on September 6, forcing the flight to be rescheduled until alternate crew was arranged. The Swiss aviation authority alerted India’s DGCA about the incident, which has since asked the airline to improve its checks and balances following similar issues in recent months. Read full story

‘You will be handed a few wins’: Amid SIR row, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke asks opposition parties to stop contesting in ‘rigged’ polls

Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke has urged opposition parties to boycott elections if they believe the process is rigged, arguing that continued participation legitimises polls they themselves question. In a post on X on Friday, Dipke said parties couldn’t claim rigging while still contesting. Read full story

Delhi high court orders removal of deepfake pics showing woman with PM Modi; notice issued to CJP leaders, cops

The Delhi High Court has granted police protection to a woman who alleged CJP leaders Saurav Das, Abhijit Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Ratna Singh posted a deepfake picture of her with PM Modi, leading to threats against her. The court ordered immediate takedown of the photos, noting it concerned both the woman and the Prime Minister.

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The flag-in ceremony was held at Kartavya Bhavan-2 in New Delhi, in the presence of the defence minister and other senior officials. NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday welcomed the first ascent mountaineering expedition team, which successfully summited 20 previously unclimbed peaks above 6,000 meters in Ladakh in just 23 days.The flag-in ceremony was held at Kartavya Bhavan-2 in New Delhi, in the presence of the defence minister and other senior officials.The flag-in ceremony was held at Kartavya Bhavan-2, New DelhiAccording to the defence ministry, the expedition was carried out by a team of 20 highly skilled climbers from the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS), Dirang, led by Col Ranveer Singh Jamwal.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesSpeaking with the team, Rajnath praised the climbers’ courage and determination in achieving this historic feat, calling the expedition a reflection of India’s excellence and leadership in mountaineering and adventure sports.Rajnath praised the climbers’ courage and determination in achieving this historic featHe described the climbers as a source of inspiration, noting that their successful ascents had set new benchmarks and would motivate young mountaineers across the country to take up adventure and exploration while bringing pride to the nation.First-ever recorded summits of 20 unclimbed peaks in Chamser-Lungser, Gyama Nala and ⁠Chokula areas in Ladakh Range.The ministry applauded the expedition group’s planning, technical skill, endurance and teamwork, and said it highlighted the country’s high-altitude mountaineering capabilities and reinforced its standing on the global mountaineering map.Rajnath described the climbers as a source of inspirationThis is the first-ever recorded summit of 20 unclimbed peaks in Chamser-Lungser, Gyama Nala, and ⁠Chokula areas in Ladakh Range,” the ministry said.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosOmar Abdullah Moves Full Statehood Resolution In J&K Assembly, BJP Protest Sparks House UproarThird Bihar Harassment Case In A Week: Minor Girl Targeted In Banka, Video Surfaces’You Cannot Keep Playing’: CJP’s Dipke Challenges Opposition Over Alleged Election Rigging“Terror, Theatrics Won’t Repay Loans”: India Hits Back At Pakistan At UNHRCBJP’s ₹529 Crore Poll Spending Revealed; Bengal Alone Accounted For ₹287 Crore, EC Data ShowsAjeet Bharti Faces Arrest Heat As Delhi HC Rejects Bail In Chandrashekhar Azad CaseIIT-Bombay Death Row: Parents Question CCTV Leak, Demand CBI Probe And Action Against OfficialsAnother Sexual Assault Case from Bihar: 4 Arrested In Samastipur After Video Surfaces OnlineRahul Gandhi Demands Gyanesh Kumar’s Resignation, Alleges ‘Vote Chori’ After ECI Rift Emerges’Justice Must Be Served’: Ladakh Marks One Year Since Deadly Leh Violence | Watch123Hot PicksWeather tomorrowBank strikeNEET PG ResultGold Rate TodayOctober 2026 School HolidaysTN programmePunjab school holidayMadurantakam bypollDr MonishCBSE Date SheetTop TrendingAsian Games Medal TallyRahul GandhiPowerball JackpotDelhi Hit and RunUP EncounterDonald TrumpPM ModiNaomi OsakaJoe ThomasSupreme Court

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Chaudhary Devi Lal, the former Haryana chief minister and deputy prime minister, who turned down the Prime Minister’s post in 1989 in favour of VP Singh. NEW DELHI: On December 1, 1989, the newly elected Janata Dal parliamentary party gathered in Parliament’s Central Hall to decide who would lead the government that was about to replace Rajiv Gandhi’s Congress. The leadership contest had already become a tug-of-war between VP Singh and Chandra Shekhar, with neither side willing to concede the top job.Then came an extraordinary political manoeuvre.VP Singh proposed Chaudhary Devi Lal’s name. Chandra Shekhar seconded it. Devi Lal was declared elected as leader of the Janata Dal parliamentary party. And then the 75-year-old Haryana veteran stood up and proposed VP Singh for the Prime Minister post.Within minutes, the man who had just been chosen to lead the government had handed the job to someone else.VP Singh was elected leader and would become India’s seventh Prime Minister. Devi Lal became deputy Prime Minister.The episode, one of the more remarkable leadership reversals in political history, has been recounted in several accounts of the 1989 transition. But this story is about Chaudhary Devi Lal, a man whose influence was built far from Delhi’s power corridors and whose appeal rested heavily on Haryana’s farmers and rural voters.The Central Hall manoeuvreThe drama of December 1 was the culmination of days of uncertainty following the 1989 Lok Sabha election, which had ended Rajiv Gandhi’s five-year tenure and produced a fractured mandate.The National Front, led by the Janata Dal, was in a position to form the government with outside support from the BJP and the Left parties. But before the government could be formed, the Janata Dal had to settle its own leadership question.VP Singh was the obvious national face of the anti-Congress campaign, having broken with Rajiv Gandhi and built his reputation around allegations of corruption in the previous government. Chandra Shekhar, meanwhile, had his own ambitions and was deeply reluctant to accept Singh as the party’s leader.Devi Lal sat at the centre of the equation.A detailed account of the episode in journalist Neerja Chowdhury’s ‘How Prime Ministers Decide’ describes a political formula worked out at Odisha Bhavan shortly before the parliamentary party meeting. The plan was simple but dramatic: Singh would propose Devi Lal’s name, Devi Lal would then withdraw and propose Singh, and Chandra Shekhar would be persuaded to second Devi Lal’s nomination.Chandra Shekhar agreed to second Devi Lal’s name after being told that Devi Lal would be the candidate. He did not, however, know the full plan.When the meeting began in Central Hall, the arrangement played out almost exactly as planned. Singh proposed Devi Lal. Chandra Shekhar seconded him. But after Devi Lal’s nomination, the Haryana leader proposed Singh instead. The assembled parliamentarians broke into applause and Singh was declared leader of the Janata Dal Parliamentary Party.Chandra Shekhar was furious.According to the account, he believed he had been assured that Devi Lal would become Prime Minister. After the meeting, he reportedly warned that the episode would have consequences for the future.That warning proved prescient. Less than a year later, Chandra Shekhar and Devi Lal would join forces against VP Singh, helping bring down the government they had helped create.The OG ‘Tau’Born on September 25, 1914, in what was then Punjab, Devi Lal entered politics through the freedom movement and went on to become one of Haryana’s most influential leaders.He served as Haryana chief minister twice, from 1977 to 1979 and again from 1987 to 1989, before becoming deputy Prime Minister at the Centre.His political persona was very different from that of the Delhi establishment. Devi Lal cultivated the image of a rustic, accessible farmer leader and became popularly known as ‘Tau’, or elder uncle.Former IAS officer Ram Varma, who spent more than three decades in Haryana’s administration and worked under all three of the state’s famous political Lals, provides an insider’s account of Devi Lal in his 2017 memoir ‘Life in the IAS: My Encounters with the Three Lals of Haryana’.Varma describes Devi Lal as having the “aura of a kingmaker” and as a “leader of farmers”, while portraying him as a warm and genial personality with an exceptionally strong mass following.Varma’s description also places Devi Lal in the distinctive political tradition of Haryana’s three Lals. In the book’s foreword, he notes that Bansi Lal was the only one of the three to possess a university degree, while Devi Lal and Bhajan Lal acquired their political education through the “rough and tumble” of village-level politics. He records that Devi Lal had earlier served as parliamentary secretary under Punjab CM Partap Singh Kairon, giving him administrative experience before Haryana was created in 1966.That combination of grassroots politics and governmental experience helped turn Devi Lal into a formidable political operator.From Haryana’s farmer leader to national kingmakerDevi Lal’s influence had grown sharply by the late 1980s, when opposition parties were attempting to unite against Rajiv Gandhi’s Congress.He became one of the principal forces behind the formation of the Janata Dal and helped bring disparate opposition groups into a common political platform. His enormous rural base in Haryana gave the anti-Congress coalition an organisational strength that leaders in Delhi could not easily ignore.His political stature was also on display in September 1989, when his 75th birthday became the occasion for a massive opposition rally in Delhi. VP Singh and several other opposition leaders attended, underlining the importance of Devi Lal in the emerging National Front coalition.Yet the relationship between the two men was more complicated than their public alliance suggested.VP Singh was the face of the anti-Rajiv Gandhi campaign at the national level, while Devi Lal possessed something Singh lacked: a formidable rural organisation and an established mass base in north India.By the time the election results were out, the question was no longer simply whether the opposition could form a government. It was who would control it.The shifting dynamicsAt around 7 pm on December 1, 1989, VP Singh met President R Venkataraman at Rashtrapati Bhavan with the documents establishing his election as leader of the National Front parliamentary party, along with letters of support from the BJP and Left parties. Venkataraman invited Singh to form the government and set December 2 for the swearing-in.The following day, VP Singh took oath as Prime Minister and Devi Lal took oath as deputy Prime Minister.But the political bargain did not bring lasting peace.The relationship between Singh and Devi Lal deteriorated rapidly as their competing political interests collided. Devi Lal became increasingly critical of the Prime Minister and emerged as the most powerful internal challenger to Singh.In August 1990, Singh removed Devi Lal from the Union cabinet. The following months saw the Janata Dal split, the BJP withdraw support and the VP Singh government fall.On November 9, 1990, Chandra Shekhar became Prime Minister with Devi Lal once again serving as deputy Prime Minister.Legacy that became a political dynastyDevi Lal’s influence did not end with his death. It flowed into one of Haryana’s most prominent political families.His son Om Parkash Chautala became one of Haryana’s most consequential politicians and served as CM five times. Devi Lal’s political legacy was subsequently carried through the Indian National Lok Dal, the party associated with the Chautala family.The next generation entered politics as well. Om Parkash Chautala’s sons Ajay and Abhay Chautala became prominent leaders, while Ajay’s sons Dushyant and Digvijay Chautala also entered electoral politics.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesBut the family eventually split politically. Ajay Chautala and Dushyant Chautala broke away and formed the Jannayak Janta Party in 2018, while the INLD remained with Om Parkash Chautala and Abhay Chautala.The split fractured what had once been a formidable political inheritance. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, neither the INLD nor the JJP won a seat in Haryana, while the BJP and Congress won five seats each in the state.The contrast with Devi Lal’s own era is striking. The man whose political clout once helped determine who would become India’s Prime Minister left behind a family whose branches now operate through separate political formations.Devi Lal died in New Delhi on April 6, 2001, aged 86, after a political career that had taken him from the freedom movement and Haryana’s villages to the centre of national coalition politics.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorPallaviNews desk journalist, digital, at The Times of India, with a focus on Indian politics. Over a decade of chasing stories, taming headlines and arguing with commas like they’re part of the opposition. Tracks elections, policy pivots, party drama and the fine print of power, where every word can tilt the narrative. 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Chaudhary Devi Lal, the former Haryana chief minister and deputy prime minister, who turned down the Prime Minister’s post in 1989 in favour of VP Singh. NEW DELHI: On December 1, 1989, the newly elected Janata Dal parliamentary party gathered in Parliament’s Central Hall to decide who would lead the government that was about to replace Rajiv Gandhi’s Congress. The leadership contest had already become a tug-of-war between VP Singh and Chandra Shekhar, with neither side willing to concede the top job.Then came an extraordinary political manoeuvre.VP Singh proposed Chaudhary Devi Lal’s name. Chandra Shekhar seconded it. Devi Lal was declared elected as leader of the Janata Dal parliamentary party. And then the 75-year-old Haryana veteran stood up and proposed VP Singh for the Prime Minister post.Within minutes, the man who had just been chosen to lead the government had handed the job to someone else.VP Singh was elected leader and would become India’s seventh Prime Minister. Devi Lal became deputy Prime Minister.The episode, one of the more remarkable leadership reversals in political history, has been recounted in several accounts of the 1989 transition. But this story is about Chaudhary Devi Lal, a man whose influence was built far from Delhi’s power corridors and whose appeal rested heavily on Haryana’s farmers and rural voters.The Central Hall manoeuvreThe drama of December 1 was the culmination of days of uncertainty following the 1989 Lok Sabha election, which had ended Rajiv Gandhi’s five-year tenure and produced a fractured mandate.The National Front, led by the Janata Dal, was in a position to form the government with outside support from the BJP and the Left parties. But before the government could be formed, the Janata Dal had to settle its own leadership question.VP Singh was the obvious national face of the anti-Congress campaign, having broken with Rajiv Gandhi and built his reputation around allegations of corruption in the previous government. Chandra Shekhar, meanwhile, had his own ambitions and was deeply reluctant to accept Singh as the party’s leader.Devi Lal sat at the centre of the equation.A detailed account of the episode in journalist Neerja Chowdhury’s ‘How Prime Ministers Decide’ describes a political formula worked out at Odisha Bhavan shortly before the parliamentary party meeting. The plan was simple but dramatic: Singh would propose Devi Lal’s name, Devi Lal would then withdraw and propose Singh, and Chandra Shekhar would be persuaded to second Devi Lal’s nomination.Chandra Shekhar agreed to second Devi Lal’s name after being told that Devi Lal would be the candidate. He did not, however, know the full plan.When the meeting began in Central Hall, the arrangement played out almost exactly as planned. Singh proposed Devi Lal. Chandra Shekhar seconded him. But after Devi Lal’s nomination, the Haryana leader proposed Singh instead. The assembled parliamentarians broke into applause and Singh was declared leader of the Janata Dal Parliamentary Party.Chandra Shekhar was furious.According to the account, he believed he had been assured that Devi Lal would become Prime Minister. After the meeting, he reportedly warned that the episode would have consequences for the future.That warning proved prescient. Less than a year later, Chandra Shekhar and Devi Lal would join forces against VP Singh, helping bring down the government they had helped create.The OG ‘Tau’Born on September 25, 1914, in what was then Punjab, Devi Lal entered politics through the freedom movement and went on to become one of Haryana’s most influential leaders.He served as Haryana chief minister twice, from 1977 to 1979 and again from 1987 to 1989, before becoming deputy Prime Minister at the Centre.His political persona was very different from that of the Delhi establishment. Devi Lal cultivated the image of a rustic, accessible farmer leader and became popularly known as ‘Tau’, or elder uncle.Former IAS officer Ram Varma, who spent more than three decades in Haryana’s administration and worked under all three of the state’s famous political Lals, provides an insider’s account of Devi Lal in his 2017 memoir ‘Life in the IAS: My Encounters with the Three Lals of Haryana’.Varma describes Devi Lal as having the “aura of a kingmaker” and as a “leader of farmers”, while portraying him as a warm and genial personality with an exceptionally strong mass following.Varma’s description also places Devi Lal in the distinctive political tradition of Haryana’s three Lals. In the book’s foreword, he notes that Bansi Lal was the only one of the three to possess a university degree, while Devi Lal and Bhajan Lal acquired their political education through the “rough and tumble” of village-level politics. He records that Devi Lal had earlier served as parliamentary secretary under Punjab CM Partap Singh Kairon, giving him administrative experience before Haryana was created in 1966.That combination of grassroots politics and governmental experience helped turn Devi Lal into a formidable political operator.From Haryana’s farmer leader to national kingmakerDevi Lal’s influence had grown sharply by the late 1980s, when opposition parties were attempting to unite against Rajiv Gandhi’s Congress.He became one of the principal forces behind the formation of the Janata Dal and helped bring disparate opposition groups into a common political platform. His enormous rural base in Haryana gave the anti-Congress coalition an organisational strength that leaders in Delhi could not easily ignore.His political stature was also on display in September 1989, when his 75th birthday became the occasion for a massive opposition rally in Delhi. VP Singh and several other opposition leaders attended, underlining the importance of Devi Lal in the emerging National Front coalition.Yet the relationship between the two men was more complicated than their public alliance suggested.VP Singh was the face of the anti-Rajiv Gandhi campaign at the national level, while Devi Lal possessed something Singh lacked: a formidable rural organisation and an established mass base in north India.By the time the election results were out, the question was no longer simply whether the opposition could form a government. It was who would control it.The shifting dynamicsAt around 7 pm on December 1, 1989, VP Singh met President R Venkataraman at Rashtrapati Bhavan with the documents establishing his election as leader of the National Front parliamentary party, along with letters of support from the BJP and Left parties. Venkataraman invited Singh to form the government and set December 2 for the swearing-in.The following day, VP Singh took oath as Prime Minister and Devi Lal took oath as deputy Prime Minister.But the political bargain did not bring lasting peace.The relationship between Singh and Devi Lal deteriorated rapidly as their competing political interests collided. Devi Lal became increasingly critical of the Prime Minister and emerged as the most powerful internal challenger to Singh.In August 1990, Singh removed Devi Lal from the Union cabinet. The following months saw the Janata Dal split, the BJP withdraw support and the VP Singh government fall.On November 9, 1990, Chandra Shekhar became Prime Minister with Devi Lal once again serving as deputy Prime Minister.Legacy that became a political dynastyDevi Lal’s influence did not end with his death. It flowed into one of Haryana’s most prominent political families.His son Om Parkash Chautala became one of Haryana’s most consequential politicians and served as CM five times. Devi Lal’s political legacy was subsequently carried through the Indian National Lok Dal, the party associated with the Chautala family.The next generation entered politics as well. Om Parkash Chautala’s sons Ajay and Abhay Chautala became prominent leaders, while Ajay’s sons Dushyant and Digvijay Chautala also entered electoral politics.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesBut the family eventually split politically. Ajay Chautala and Dushyant Chautala broke away and formed the Jannayak Janta Party in 2018, while the INLD remained with Om Parkash Chautala and Abhay Chautala.The split fractured what had once been a formidable political inheritance. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, neither the INLD nor the JJP won a seat in Haryana, while the BJP and Congress won five seats each in the state.The contrast with Devi Lal’s own era is striking. The man whose political clout once helped determine who would become India’s Prime Minister left behind a family whose branches now operate through separate political formations.Devi Lal died in New Delhi on April 6, 2001, aged 86, after a political career that had taken him from the freedom movement and Haryana’s villages to the centre of national coalition politics.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorPallaviNews desk journalist, digital, at The Times of India, with a focus on Indian politics. Over a decade of chasing stories, taming headlines and arguing with commas like they’re part of the opposition. Tracks elections, policy pivots, party drama and the fine print of power, where every word can tilt the narrative. Believes good journalism is clarity under pressure, ideally filed before the next breaking alert crashes in. 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NEW DELHI: You will soon be able to check if receiving a mobile call will mean running to the balcony of your home in the hope of getting network coverage just as you do in your current residence. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Friday launched a platform that will rate buildings based on their digital connectivity, enabling people to choose accordingly.Trai Friday launched a “digital connectivity rating” (DCR) platform for the same and also a mobile app for testing digital connectivity. Which means like being rated on green parameters like water and power usage, buildings will have a new rating too that could mean avoiding homes where taking a call means standing in an open balcony.Trai chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti said: “The Digital Connectivity Rating Platform establishes a transparent and standardised framework for assessing the digital connectivity readiness of properties. By making ratings publicly searchable and verify the certificates, the platform will empower consumers with credible and comparable information. It will help them make more informed choices about homes and offices with strong and reliable connectivity, supporting smoother calls, downloads and access to online services. It will also enable consumers to recognise the value of digital connectivity infrastructure built into a property, while encouraging property managers to plan such infrastructure at the appropriate stage of property development.”The platform offers a public rating search page where consumers can search for a rated property by property name, or location. They can view the property’s digitally signed rating certificate and verify its authenticity through the QR code provided on the certificate. Based on this information consumer can make an informed choice while selecting the desired property prior to making the final purchase or lease decision.”The platform provides a public interface for consumers to view the properties rated for digital connectivity. It brings property managers (PMs) registered Digital Connectivity Rating Agency (DCRA) and consumer onto a common digital interface. Property managers can register their properties in category of public, govt, commercial, private, submit rating applications, upload the prescribed information and documents, select a registered DCRA and track the status of their application through the platform. The platform supports the prescribed assessment workflow for both constructed and under-construction properties,” Trai said in a statement .The platform enables the digital workflow relating to assessment, report generation, certification and publication of ratings. Consumers and other stakeholders will be able to search rated properties, view published ratings, verify the corresponding certificates and compare the properties of interest.” Field assessments will be facilitated through a dedicated DCRA mobile app. The app will enable authorised DCRA to undertake in-building digital connectivity measurements in accordance with the prescribed testing methodology. Property information received through the web portal and the assessment data captured through the mobile application will be synchronised in the platform,” said the statement .Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesThe DCR framework provides a standardised method for evaluating digital connectivity within properties. The assessment considers prescribed parameters relating to fibre readiness, mobile network availability, in-building solutions and Wi-Fi infrastructure, with applicable benchmarks for different categories of properties.” The framework seeks to encourage the consideration of Digital Connectivity Infrastructure at appropriate stages of property development and facilitate the assessment of infrastructure and connectivity performance in existing properties. The Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform can be accessed at: https://dcrp.trai.gov.in,” it added.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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NEW DELHI: You will soon be able to check if receiving a mobile call will mean running to the balcony of your home in the hope of getting network coverage just as you do in your current residence. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Friday launched a platform that will rate buildings based on their digital connectivity, enabling people to choose accordingly.Trai Friday launched a “digital connectivity rating” (DCR) platform for the same and also a mobile app for testing digital connectivity. Which means like being rated on green parameters like water and power usage, buildings will have a new rating too that could mean avoiding homes where taking a call means standing in an open balcony.Trai chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti said: “The Digital Connectivity Rating Platform establishes a transparent and standardised framework for assessing the digital connectivity readiness of properties. By making ratings publicly searchable and verify the certificates, the platform will empower consumers with credible and comparable information. It will help them make more informed choices about homes and offices with strong and reliable connectivity, supporting smoother calls, downloads and access to online services. It will also enable consumers to recognise the value of digital connectivity infrastructure built into a property, while encouraging property managers to plan such infrastructure at the appropriate stage of property development.”The platform offers a public rating search page where consumers can search for a rated property by property name, or location. They can view the property’s digitally signed rating certificate and verify its authenticity through the QR code provided on the certificate. Based on this information consumer can make an informed choice while selecting the desired property prior to making the final purchase or lease decision.”The platform provides a public interface for consumers to view the properties rated for digital connectivity. It brings property managers (PMs) registered Digital Connectivity Rating Agency (DCRA) and consumer onto a common digital interface. Property managers can register their properties in category of public, govt, commercial, private, submit rating applications, upload the prescribed information and documents, select a registered DCRA and track the status of their application through the platform. The platform supports the prescribed assessment workflow for both constructed and under-construction properties,” Trai said in a statement .The platform enables the digital workflow relating to assessment, report generation, certification and publication of ratings. Consumers and other stakeholders will be able to search rated properties, view published ratings, verify the corresponding certificates and compare the properties of interest.” Field assessments will be facilitated through a dedicated DCRA mobile app. The app will enable authorised DCRA to undertake in-building digital connectivity measurements in accordance with the prescribed testing methodology. Property information received through the web portal and the assessment data captured through the mobile application will be synchronised in the platform,” said the statement .Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesThe DCR framework provides a standardised method for evaluating digital connectivity within properties. The assessment considers prescribed parameters relating to fibre readiness, mobile network availability, in-building solutions and Wi-Fi infrastructure, with applicable benchmarks for different categories of properties.” The framework seeks to encourage the consideration of Digital Connectivity Infrastructure at appropriate stages of property development and facilitate the assessment of infrastructure and connectivity performance in existing properties. The Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform can be accessed at: https://dcrp.trai.gov.in,” it added.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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