Question

IN
nost leaders
heir election
promises?
3.1 WHY ELECTIONS?
Assembly Election in
Haryana
government would waive the loans
of farmers and small businessmen.
The time is after midnight. An expectant
He promised that this would be the
crowd sitting for the past five hours in a
first action of his government.
chowk of the town is waiting for its leader
The people were unhappy with the
to come. The organisers assure and reas-
existing government. They were also
sure the crowd that he would be here any
attracted by Devi Lal's promise. So,
moment. The crowd stands up whenever
when elections were held, they voted
a passing vehicle comes that way. It
overwhelmingly in favour of Lok Dal
and its allies. Lok Dal and its
arouses hopes that he has come.
The leader is Mr. Devi Lal, chief of
partners won 76 out of 90 seats in
the State Assembly. Lok Dal alone
the Haryana Sangharsh Samiti, who was
won 60 seats and thus had a clear
to address a meeting in Karnal on Thurs-
majority in the Assembly. The
day night. The 76-year-old leader, is a
Congress could win only 5 seats.
very busy man these days. His day starts Once the election results were
at 8 a.m. and ends after 11 p.m.... he
announced, the sitting Chief
had already addressed nine election
Minister resigned. The newly elected
meetings since morning... been con-
Members of Legislative Assembly
stantly addressing public meetings for
(MLAs) of Lok Dal chose Devi Lal as
the past 23 months and preparing for this
their leader. The Governor invited
election
Devi Lal to be the new Chief
Minister. Three days after the
This newspaper report is about the election results were declared, he
State assembly election in Haryana became the Chief Minister. As soon
in 1987. The State had been ruled by as he became the Chief Minister, his
a Congress party led government Government issued a Government
since 1982. Chaudhary Devi Lal, then Order waiving the outstanding loans
an opposition leader, léd a movement of small farmers, agricultural
called 'Nyaya Yudh' (Struggle for labourers and small businessmen
Justice) and formed a new party, Lok His party ruled the State for fou
Dal. His party joined other opposition years. The next elections were he
parties to form a front against the in 1991. But this time his party
Congress in the elections. In the not win popular support. I
election campaign, Devi Lal said that Congress won the election
if his party won the elections, his formed the government.
Jagdeep and Navpreet read this story and drew the following conclusions. Can you say v
these are right or wrong (or if the information given in the story is inadequate to call there
wrong):
Elections can lead to changes in the policy of the government
The Governor invited Devi Lal to become the Chief Minister because he was impress
CHECK
marty and vote against it in the next election​

Answer 1

Answer:

elections in haryana has been conducted since 1967 to elect the member of state level haryana legislative assembly and national level lol sabha