Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System

Question:

The expression 'Aya Ram, Gaya Ram' was used in which of the following context?

Options:

A MLA in Haryana who changed his party thrice in a fortnight.

Charan Singh's attempt to build a United Front of non-communist parties in 1974

Syndicate Leaders

Presidential election in 1969

Correct Answer:

A MLA in Haryana who changed his party thrice in a fortnight.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → A MLA in Haryana who changed his party thrice in a fortnight.

"The expression ‘aya ram, gaya ram’ became popular in the political vocabulary in India to describe the practice of frequent floor crossing by legislators. Literally translated the terms meant, Ram came and Ram went. The expression originated in an amazing feat of floor crossing achieved by Gaya Lal, an MLA in Haryana, in 1967. He changed his party thrice in a fortnight, from Congress to United Front, back to Congress and then within nine hours to United Front again! It is said that when Gaya Lal declared his intention to quit the United Front and join the Congress, the Congress leader, Rao Birendra Singh brought him to Chandigarh press and declared “Gaya Ram was now Aya Ram”. Gaya Lal’s feat was immortalised in the phrase “Aya Ram, Gaya Ram” which became the subject of numerous jokes and cartoons. Later, the Constitution was amended to prevent defections"