The story of ‘Aya Ram, Gaya Ram’
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 , 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 Congressand 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”
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 Congressand 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”
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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
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